…since Adam might call me out for using a “bully pulpit”, and who knows what kind of can of worms it will open, but I’ll do it respectfully:
I just heard a song on JM24, that was Gershon Veroba singing about praying or some such something else. I couldn’t really pay attention to the words because I was entranced by the tune. See, only a couple of short years ago, this was a popular song on the radio, sung by Celine Dion! (The only words he kept: “don’t give up on your faith.” Of course, she meant your faith in love. But it works, ya know, applied to loving God.)
So, lemme ask you: if I hum this tune in the bathroom, am I oiver on a lav? The answer, clearly, must be no. I mean, unless you think Celine is somehow holy. So doesn’t that act to prove that I was saying here and here, that the tune means nothing, only the words you sing to it?
You’re only over on a lav if you don’t support our country’s government wholeheartedly and without question!
Good shabbos everyone.
By: Adam on July 7, 2006
at 2:33 pm
While I am very far from being a halachic source and therefore have no clue if one would be over a lav or not in the situation you mentioned, i definitely think that a tune alone could be probablamatic, simply because they may cause you to think of prayers, torah, etc…
while i dont know about a celine dion song, humming Kol Nidrei might be wrong, not to mention a wee bit odd.
and speaking of being over something:
Gentlemen, I’d like you to meet your captain, Captain Oveur.
Clarence Oveur: Gentlemen, welcome aboard.
Simon: Captain, your navigator, Mr. Unger, and your first officer, Mr. Dunn.
Clarence Oveur: Unger.
Unger: Oveur.
Dunn: Oveur.
Clarence Oveur: Dunn. Gentlemen, let’s get to work.
Simon: Unger, didn’t you serve under Oveur in the Air Force?
Unger: Not directly. Technically, Dunn was under Oveur and I was under Dunn.
Dunn: Yep.
Simon: So, Dunn, you were under Oveur and over Unger.
Unger: Yep.
Clarence Oveur: That’s right. Dunn was over Unger and I was over Dunn.
Unger: So, you see, both Dunn and I were under Oveur, even though I was under Dunn.
Clarence Oveur: Dunn was over Unger, and I was over Dunn.
By: Jeremy C on July 10, 2006
at 11:04 am
Why do you think you would be opening the can of worms? My first question I have is why would Gershon Veroba be listening to Celine Dion? Did he get permission to sing her song and change the words? What words was he putting to her song? What would you think if someone put Jewish words to the Thong Song? I think people like Gershon Veroba if he is realy doing this is causing many problems. Singing in the shower is the least of the problems here
By: FrumWithQuestions on July 10, 2006
at 12:02 pm
Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.
Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.
Male announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a white zone.
Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading. Now, there is no stopping in a RED zone.
Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading.
Female announcer: Don’t you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for unloading.
Male announcer: Look Betty, don’t start up with your white zone shit again. There’s just no stopping in a white zone.
Female announcer: Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
Male announcer: It’s really the only sensible thing to do, if its done safely. Therapeutically there’s no danger involved.
By: Adam on July 10, 2006
at 1:19 pm
Randy: Can I get you something?
Second Jive Dude: ‘S’mofo butter layin’ me to da’ BONE! Jackin’ me up… tight me!
Randy: I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
First Jive Dude: Cutty say ‘e can’t HANG!
Jive Lady: Oh stewardess! I speak jive.
Randy: Oh, good.
Jive Lady: He said that he’s in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him.
Randy: All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I’ll be back as soon as I can with some medicine?
Jive Lady: Jus’ hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da’ rebound on da’ med side.
Second Jive Dude: What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!
Jive Lady: Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don’ want no help, chump don’t GET da’ help!
First Jive Dude: Say ‘e can’t hang, say seven up!
Jive Lady: Jive ass dude don’t got no brains anyhow! Hmmph!
By: Adam on July 10, 2006
at 1:23 pm
Last one – for Cherno:
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9′er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9′er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9′er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger.
What’s our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower’s radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That’s Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
By: Adam on July 10, 2006
at 1:35 pm
i dont get any of your comments
By: Anonymous on July 10, 2006
at 2:44 pm
I think you would be over, but not over a lav. Basically, I think you would have the status of going down over macho grande.
By: Moishe on July 10, 2006
at 3:54 pm
I don’t think I’ll ever be over macho grande.
By: Adam on July 10, 2006
at 4:25 pm
[...] music that we’re so familiar with that was taken from local influences, and Shlock Rock and Gershon Verobamay be out of business.). That’s completely and totally (excuse my irreverence here, sorry) [...]
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