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  1. Xref: sparky rec.arts.books:22940 rec.food.historic:902
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!crdgw1!rdsunx.crd.ge.com!rumsey!kassover
  3. From: kassover@rumsey.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
  4. Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,rec.food.historic
  5. Subject: Re: Food Slang (Once:Re: Goober, a Southernism??
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec21.172942.26160@crd.ge.com>
  7. Date: 21 Dec 92 17:29:42 GMT
  8. References: <8727.15578@stratus.SWDC.Stratus.COM> <1992Dec18.171649.379@panix.com> <92354.170329U42054@uicvm.uic.edu>
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  14. In article <92354.170329U42054@uicvm.uic.edu> U42054@uicvm.uic.edu (Barry Grau) writes:
  15. >really, "baitzim", literally eggs, is yiddish slang for balls.
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  17.  
  18. Then, of course, there's "knish".
  19.  
  20. Use your imagination.
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  22.  
  23. Ob. Books:  Lots of stuff like this can be found in _The Joy of
  24. Yiddish_.  I believe there exists a recent upgraded edition.
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  26.  
  27. -- 
  28. David Kassover             "Proper technique helps protect you against
  29. uupsi!khazad!kassover              sharp weapons and dull judges."
  30. kassover@aule-tek.com                   F. Collins
  31. kassover@ra.crd.ge.com
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