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Tag Archives: sunny jim
‘But I Wear A Yarmulke…’
D. emails: You whingeing little ponce! You write, "I wear a yarmulke and tzitzit and a beard and people still ask me if I’m Jewish." You’re NOT Jewish. A self-administered conversion doesn’t count. Rabbi Union was right. You’re a deceitful … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, dear old dad, fair dinkum, sunny jim, tzitzit, Yarmulke
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A Sharp Jolt Smacks The Hovel
This quake rolled through at 3:50 pm. It was a short sharp jolt. There was no rolling to start this one off like Sunday night. I can recall four sharp earthquakes in the past few weeks now. It is getting … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged earthquakes, garden spade, hawthorne area, hovel, jolt, la times, laobserved, literary giant, quake, sunny jim
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Holly Randall Has Married
hollyrandall: Hey, I think you’re still not speaking to me, but thought you might want to know i got married to a nice English guy who has nothing to do with the porn industry Chaim Amalek emails: Congratulations to her … Continue reading
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Tagged brother paul, fair dinkum, Holly Randall, little joey, porn industry, sunny jim, termite mound
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What Is Inclusive Humor?
D. emails: "Inclusive humor is this, Sunny Jim: I smash you in the noggin with a cricket bat, thus "including" you in my little prank and the rest of the rest of the world and I have a fair-dinkum hearty … Continue reading
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Tagged cricket bat, hearty laugh, noggin, rest of the world, sunny jim
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What If It’s Not Them?
What if my problems in Orthodox Judaism are not their fault? What if it’s not Orthodox Judaism nor its rabbis nor its practitioners that have caused me so much trouble, but only myself? What if I gave the Orthodox community … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged creep, exile, foibles, holiness, individual rights, jewish community, margins, orthodox community, orthodox judaism, Rabbis, Relationships, shul, sunny jim, Torah, tradition, Truth, wise father
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I’m Live With Rev. Des
From my live cam chat: RevDesmondFord: sinkers or floaters today, boy? YourMoralLeader: Hi dad, all sinkers RevDesmondFord: as i suspected. your brother Paul Ford came up floaters every time, he did. RevDesmondFord: look at my miserable layabout of a son. … Continue reading
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Tagged bob dylan, brother paul, bubble puppy, cane toad, coward, full throttle, george harrison, hi dad, iron butterfly, layabout, live cam chat, manliness, olivia newton john, paul ford, puppy album, quot, reality show, sinkers, stealing food, sunny jim, waym
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