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Tag Archives: lunch
Why Do So Many Small Children Cry When Their Parents Start Singing?
I was at a Shabbos lunch and this man started singing zemirot (sacred Jewish songs) and his two-year old son began wailing and pleading for him to stop singing. I’ve noticed several kids do this. I think that I did … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish songs, lunch, parents
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Thanks For Lunch!
I email a friend: "Thank you for lunch! It was delicious, as was your conversation… You look amazing for a woman of your age." She responds: "Nice neg." I respond: "I didn’t know you knew about negs…" She resonds: "I’m … Continue reading
You Can’t Be Depressed & Grateful At The Same Time
I heard that from a friend the other day over lunch. He’s studying to be a life coach. That idea makes sense to me. I tried feeling grateful and depressed at the same time and it didn’t work. It’s one … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, Happiness, life coach, lunch
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Your Moral Leader’s Guide To Los Angeles: ‘You Haven’t Done L.A. Until You’ve Done Luke Ford!’
Joe emails: Another idea related to Delice a bit: LUKEAPALOOZA, the multi-media tour of Luke Ford’s LA! Beginning with lunch at Luke’s favorite French bistro, climb into the original LUKE FORD SERIAL KILLER VAN (TM) and watch Luke’s life come … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Personal
Tagged amy alkon, celebrities, daven, establishments, ford, french restaurant, hovel, kickback, luke ford, lunch, Mickey Kaus, moral leader, no doubt, rent party, s webcam, sandra, serial killer, sympathy, tour guests, wisdom
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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
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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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I’m Folding My Laundry Live On Cam!
Click here to visit my cam chat and watch me eat a lunch of baked beans on toast while discussing the turmoil in the financial markets with some of American’s brightest thinkers. RabbiGadolofManhattan: Luke, our new governor and his wife … Continue reading
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Tagged 4400, allergies, ashley dupree, baked beans, beans on toast, bosco, cam chat, colors, earth tones, fashion show, financial markets, fortune, laundry, lunch, nbsp, thinkers, tube socks, turmoil, wardrobe
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