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Tag Archives: five minutes
It Makes Me Feel Awkward When You Care For Me
I am much more comfortable if you simply hate me. Then I can hate you. And I don’t have to deal with any awkward feelings. Dr. Spielvogel, the lay-out of this room has changed. Our chairs are too close together. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bitches, conversations, five minutes, old girl, reassurance, spielvogel
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The Unkindest Cut?
David Deutsch writes: First of all, I don’t know if this is a reflection on you or on him, but I haven’t seen David Kelsey so excited since he got a mention from VDARE. Now, on to an important question … Continue reading
Posted in David Deutsch, David Kelsey
Tagged adult circumcision, David Deutsch, David Kelsey, five minutes, shabbos, vdare
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My Worst Experience At Delice
I’ve been going there for two years. It’s a delicious kosher restaurant on Pico Blvd just east of La Cienega. It’s a popular hang out for frum Jews. I take my cheap dates there. I usually order the same thing … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut
Tagged bad experience, bakery, beautiful girl, cheap dates, cheese, clue, coke, correct answer, cucumber, customer satisfaction, delice, experiences, first person, five minutes, inconvenience, Jews, kosher restaurant, lunch, lunchtime, mini pastries, new friend, pico blvd, rocks, sandwich, several times, soft drink, tomato
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No Lady Fingers For Passover
From chaptzem: Companies that produce strictly Kosher for Pesach baked products are no longer producing lady fingers. The companies have now renamed the product to either ‘Baby Fingers’ or ‘Fingers’ as not to create an association between their product and … Continue reading
Posted in Passover
Tagged baby fingers, belief that, boxes, catholic mass, Crown Heights, female gender, five minutes, human flesh, impure thoughts, lady fingers, male customers, Passover, rebbe, tourettes, yell
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I’m A Shark With The Ladies
I’d like to think of myself as a ruthless exploiter of the fairer sex. It helps my self-esteem and my street cred in Pico/Robertson. Sheesh, whenever I speak to a damsel for five minutes in a public place, the poor … Continue reading
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Tagged damsel, exploiter, fairer sex, five minutes, lass, pico blvd, self esteem, shark, sheesh, sony, street cred
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