# Strange Jewish things, or I had no idea that's what that song was about! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771 "2008-06-04T16:26:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/1 "2008-06-04T16:26:40Z")
[YouTube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmwze-9yt_U&eurl=http://lj-toys.com/?journalid=471487&moduleid=17&preview=&auth_token=sessionless:1212595200:embedcontentiurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nmwze-9yt_U/default.jpg) Not a Rickroll, promise. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/2 "2008-06-04T17:16:24Z")
I hate you. Even 30 seconds was too much. The last thing I saw was challah which is a bread. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/3 "2008-06-04T18:13:15Z")
Weirddave, I hope you have nightmares of braided bread for the rest of your life. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/4 "2008-06-04T19:18:12Z")
Thanks, now I’ve got a craving for my mom’s homemade challah. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/5 "2008-06-04T19:34:41Z")
Huh. First time I’ve ever seen that done with an English song. It’s rather more amusing that way… ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/6 "2008-06-04T20:05:22Z")
So the Nazis killed Jesus and God gave the Jews challah? Makes as much sense as anything Jack Chick wrote, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/7 "2008-06-05T01:10:10Z")
Thanks for the first laugh I had all day! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/8 "2008-06-05T03:24:25Z")
I’m kvelling! ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/9 "2008-06-05T13:30:41Z")
I don’t know much about Judaism, but that was freakin’ beautifully hilarious nonetheless. The split-second whale was way funnier than it should have been. Was it you, Nazi? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/10 "2008-06-05T13:37:09Z")
That’s it! It’s not banking, or even diamonds! It’s Delis! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/11 "2008-06-05T13:52:01Z")
Ah, Fanimutation, isn’t it? If you liked that, you’ll love this: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/12 "2008-06-05T13:57:32Z")
Hehe good one. Not quite as good as Benny Lava, but good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/13 "2008-06-05T14:55:12Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Ah, Fanimutation, isn’t it? If you liked that, you’ll love this: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZA1NoOOoaNw/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZA1NoOOoaNw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] Actually, I like this version of that better: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ldfc0ObsbkY/hqdefault.jpg "Bollywood meets the NFC East") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldfc0ObsbkY) And holy shit but that dude is impossibly good looking. He can dance too. I bet he never goes home alone. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/14 "2008-06-05T16:23:35Z")
If you people have the time to find those videos on youtube, then you have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on your hands. Not that I’m complainin’ mind you cause I am highly entertained. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/15 "2008-06-05T17:58:13Z")
[QUOTE=NinjaChick] Thanks, now I’ve got a craving for my mom’s homemade challah. [/QUOTE] Mmm… French toast made with challah (raisin challah left over from Rosh Hashanah is even better) and dusted lightly with powdered sugar. ::thinks ruefully of the soup and instant breakfast she gets to slurp for the next couple of days:: Robin ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/16 "2008-06-06T01:49:15Z")
[QUOTE=MsRobyn] Mmm… French toast made with challah (raisin challah left over from Rosh Hashanah is even better) and dusted lightly with powdered sugar. [/QUOTE] I’ve found that matza brei (French toast made with matza) with apple-cinnamon matza is pretty darn good. Too bad that flavored matza aren’t kosher for Pesach. After watching the video, I’m _'ain emor_. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-jewish-things-or-i-had-no-idea-thats-what-that-song-was-about/451771/17 "2008-06-06T16:14:27Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] The split-second whale was way funnier than it should have been. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I was already laughing (the nutella thing was great), but the whale was where I finally lost it completely.