{"id":33612,"date":"2025-12-03T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/?p=33612"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:35:16","slug":"chill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yiddishecup.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/03\/chill\/","title":{"rendered":"CHILL"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nWhy don\u2019t columnists write about pet peeves anymore? That bugs me.<\/p>\n

Why do nursing-home administrators insist on peppy tunes? Oldsters sometimes want to hear contemplative tunes.<\/p>\n

Why do eyeglass adjusters have so much power over us? Did they all go to I.U.?<\/p>\n

Why do \u201chighly sensitive\u201d people insist on telling us they\u2019re bothered by the labels on their shirts? That’s irritating.<\/p>\n

My wife took our<\/em> electric toothbrush on her<\/em> trip to Columbus. The electric toothbrush is a \u201cpermanent attachments to the dwelling,\u201d ma\u2019am.<\/p>\n

What about those phone calls from my kids’ alma maters? I already give zero to my own alma mater.<\/p>\n

When my computer messes up, why I do I feel like my arm broke? Why can\u2019t I feel like a mosquito bit my ankle?<\/p>\n

What about friends who grow arugula and offer you some? Why don\u2019t they grow dates or figs?<\/p>\n

Why do symphony-goers applaud wildly after every single piece? These people nap for 54 minutes during Mahler, then give the conductor multiple curtain calls. Applaud this<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Don’t get worked up over house address signs like \u201cThe Smith\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

I am<\/em> worked up!\"\"<\/p>\n

If you want to discuss cars, first ask: \u201cDo you mind if I talk to you about cars?\u201d Yes, I do mind.<\/p>\n

Which is preferable: (1.) \u201cHe passed away\u201d or (2.) \u201cHe passed.\u201d Both stink. He passed what — Wendy\u2019s?<\/p>\n

Who’s nostalgic for mimeo machines? Somebody should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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