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Tag Archives: quot
Molesting Girls
I was crashing with this girl a few years ago. I was being all honorable and just trying to get to sleep when she said to me, "Why aren’t you trying to molest me?" She was hurt that I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged crash, hotel lobby, jewish girl, jewish men, kosher pizza, molesting girls, pizza place, pizza spot, quot, quot quot, shiksa
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Absolute Civet Comes From A Dark Place
According to Rabbi Eidlitz’s book, "Is It Kosher?", Absolute Civet is secreted from a receptacle between the anus and the genitals of cats. Sounds yummy to me. I wonder how this miraculous flavoring material was discovered? According to this Oregon … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut
Tagged chewing gum, civet, civet cats, fixative, flavorings, gelatin desserts, genitals, quot, rabbi eidlitz, receptacle
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Without His Mistress Margaret, There Would’ve Been No Great Naipaul Novels After 1970
Was Naipaul’s great writing worth the sin of his passionate illicit relationship with Margaret of Argentina? Perhaps what I need to spark my writing is a good affair. Such a shame I am so moral, so corralled by the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Literature, V S Naipaul
Tagged Adultery, carnal desires, catherine watson, fantasy life, friend marisa, holy torah, illicit relationship, mistress, patrick french, quot, thomas hardy, V S Naipaul, vidia
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‘Much to Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment’
I interviewed first-time author Suzanne Guillette Monday afternoon. Buy her memoir here. Luke: "Suzanne, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?" Suzanne: "I had always written, but I wouldn’t say that I … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews
Tagged guillette, keeping a journal, local restaurant, quot, time author
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The Joy Of Yoga – Have You Noticed My Spiritual Growth?
I was Marc Germain’s radio show Thursday night for 30 minutes. Marc: "What’s happening with you?" Luke: "I just got back from yoga. Have you noticed a certain spiritual change in me?" Marc: "You dabble in almost everything." "Have you … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged ballgame, joy of yoga, marc germain, quot, radio show, spiritual change, spiritual growth, thursday night
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A Black Day for the White Man
Chaim Amalek emails: "Whither the White Man on this day, he who is neither a Hollywood celebrity nor a hipster nor a homosexual nor a Hebrew? What has he to look to on this day? This is a black day … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Race
Tagged hipster, hollywood celebrity, quot, racial reconciliation, white man
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No, I Am Not Going To Text You Nude Photos Of Myself
Why not? Because on his radio show today, Dennis Prager came out against sexting (texting nude photos of yourself). I haven’t heard much of this show but I suspecting Prager will blame sexting on the breakdown of organized religion. Dennis: … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Sex
Tagged cheerl, cincinnati enquirer, dark ages, Dennis Prager, landline, moral hazard, moral issue, nude photos, quot, radio show, t text
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Yoga Makes Me Feel On Top Of The World
I just went up to the Hollywood Hills for this shot: Amalek emails: "OK, how flexible are you to begin with? How advanced is your class? What is the fit there?" I am completely inflexible. I take all manner of … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged girlfriends, hollywood hills, quot, top of the world, yoga center
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Luke Ford On The Yellow Peril
From my live cam: ChaimAmalek: If I had a pal like Rod Blagojevich, I might be a US Seantor today ChaimAmalek: You should write more about the economy ChaimAmalek: Make predictions that if true, you can use to boost your … Continue reading
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Tagged luke ford, quot, rod blagojevich, street cred, yellow peril
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How Come We Ain’t Got No Hot Chanies In LA?
From the website FrumSlang.com: n. "Hot Chanies are married women who supposedly adhere to the laws of modesty by dressing in wigs and skirts, but usually the skirts are tight and short and the wigs are sexy. Hot Chanies reside … Continue reading