Sure. He had a bad thing or two to say about the “money changers” and their exorbitant ATM fees, so I suspect he was a thrifty sort.
Besides didn’t he coin the phrase “a dracma saved is a dracma earned”?
Any extra points for giving it away, to a shelter or neighbours? Seems a shame to bin it all.
Which is really fortunate, because my parents can justify attending the Final Four and having the Seder on the last day, instead of the first (it’s still Passover, right?)
After I made that post, I learned that it’s only 7 days in Israel. In the US, it’s 8 days.
I interpreted it even further than that. I thought he was saying she did it because she was inviting guests, who might look down on her for having even regular non-kosher food.
Also, Leo, do I understand that you can’t share your wife’s profundity?
That’d be an odd worry, since I’ve never had a guest open my freezer to check what I have stored away. I’m thinking either there is more backstory we’re not privy to, she was being strict about Kosher for Passover, or the old catchall: people are funny sometimes.
Yes indeed. Throwing out perfectly good food because your sky fairy commands it is like, totes adorbs, yo.
Don’t go there. People throw out food for hundreds of reasons every day. Singling out observing a religious practice vs the hundreds of of other reasons is just petty and runs the risk of introducing a religious debate hijack into a thread it doesn’t belong, especially since you are referring to the wife of the poster, not some hypothetical person.
I am perfectly comfortable singling out religious practices that cause people to do stupid, unproductive, or evil things.
Honestly, though, I don’t feel that tossing out a little food is a big deal in the grand scheme of things. But I do tend to have a perhaps overly-sensitive reaction to actions taken in the name of the caveman-level stupidity of religious judaism and other dumb traditions.
Stop the hijack about religion. The tone you’re taking is not appropriate for this forum. If you want to discuss the merits of religion open a thread in Great Debates or The Pit.
Is this what they mean by ethnic cleansing?
Most people do not throw away perfectly good edible food for no reason whatsoever - many people do not have the random income to let them just empty half the freezer because of some sky fairy. If I was so concerned about what was in the freezer and pantry just for 1 week of the year, I would probably try to cut my spending and not buy those items unless I damned well knew they would be used up well in advance of sky fairy week.
Enough- I posted two posts up to stop the hijack about the merits of the religion. Take it to the Pit or GD.
Warnings will follow if this hijack doesn’t stop.
Ah, Passover. The one time of year even the most barely observant Reform Jew suddenly turns Orthodox.
When I was a child we used to babysit our neighbors chest freezer for a couple of weeks every year. They would roll it over and plug it in at the back corner of our garage and then come back for it later.
This generally coincided with a visit to their Grandparents, so I always assumed the travel was the reason. I think the above is a better explanation though.
Funny that bit was never explained to me, as I was taught how to drop by on Saturday afternoons and go stand near the oven. If the lady of the house smiled, I would turn it on about 350 (you can cook pretty much anything at 350.)
The mob says no (cites as numerous as bacteria). Mr. Obama’s minions say yes. I’ll cut it up and smell test it anyway. Hey, good enough for sausage…?
Thanks. But read the dates on the post you cited and on mine immediately preceding it.
On the Internet no one knows you’re a Moslem.
ETA: Somebody let me know if I’m pitted OK?
Don’t get me started on Yom Kippur and the World Series.
ETA:** Zebra**'s “ethnic cleansing” is very funny, unfortunately.
Me: bursting into room Hey man, do you have a dollar?
Coworker: Uh, maybe? Yeah, I have exactly one dollar.
Me: Thanks! pockets dollar
Coworker: …oh, it’s that time of year, isn’t it?
Me: Yup! You’re the proud new owner of all my liquor.
Coworker: Eeeexcellent. I’ll be over this weekend to sample the inventory.
similarly, Catholics have “Creasters.”
It freezes and toasts up nicely.