tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post7669184124719131324..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: Gut Schabbes! and other 1860s parodies of the non-politically correct variety.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-29277068132744065452012-06-01T11:33:38.306-04:002012-06-01T11:33:38.306-04:00Yes, nice and rather anti-Semitic, aren't they...Yes, nice and rather anti-Semitic, aren't they? The jokes are mostly bad, but the interesting thing is the language, with many peculiarities some Yekkes will recognise, and probably some non-standardised Ostjuden as well.<br /><br />(The joke you quote is about <i>oser</i> = אסור (WY no way) and = עשר (ten).Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.com