--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > Ann, I am in awe! How do you find these gems?! Anyway, about > > the other cartoon curse situation, is it really a curse? I > > think it's kind of a sweet blessing, may he laugh with > > lizards. I mean, if a person could laugh with lizards, they > > could pretty much laugh about all of it. IMHO. > > I don't think anything that has been posted in Yiddish in > the past day or so has been as serious as a curse.
Judaism forbids cursing, as it happens. Yiddish *insults*, however, are a high art. They're typically witty and creative, but they can get pretty nasty. The ones I used (none was a "blessing") are among the very mildest. I mean, if one feels one has been cursed by "Thank you very much in your bellybutton," one is in a bad way. Here's a little essay on the "Yiddish curse": http://www.aish.com/j/fs/48929782.html
