Mensch
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From: Randolph, NJ
Mensch
in Yiddish the word mensch (roughly translated) means good man, honorable man, gentleman. All of the good and honorable things a man can be. There are a couple of menches in the Politics subforum.
s2000Junky and I tend to be left of center, fltsfshr and zdave exist to the right of center. With the midterm elections coming up we had a bet. Junky and I bet that the Democrats would take the house, flts and zdave bet they wouldn't. The losers had to make donations to the winner's charity. Junky and my charity was St. Judes Hospital for Children. Flts and zdave support the Harry Chapin Food Bank. In any event, in the course of the campaign we decided that we'd all donate to each other's charities. I am pleased and happy to say that both the St. Judes Hospital for Children and the Harry Chapin Food Bank now both have a bit more money to do their good work with.
We have a thread going in the Politics subforum, and I am pleased to say that even though Junky and I are on the correct side of the political spectrum and flts and zdave are on the wrong side, we've all become friends. Politics does strange things.
I am pleased to say that these three guys are menches.
s2000Junky and I tend to be left of center, fltsfshr and zdave exist to the right of center. With the midterm elections coming up we had a bet. Junky and I bet that the Democrats would take the house, flts and zdave bet they wouldn't. The losers had to make donations to the winner's charity. Junky and my charity was St. Judes Hospital for Children. Flts and zdave support the Harry Chapin Food Bank. In any event, in the course of the campaign we decided that we'd all donate to each other's charities. I am pleased and happy to say that both the St. Judes Hospital for Children and the Harry Chapin Food Bank now both have a bit more money to do their good work with.
We have a thread going in the Politics subforum, and I am pleased to say that even though Junky and I are on the correct side of the political spectrum and flts and zdave are on the wrong side, we've all become friends. Politics does strange things.
I am pleased to say that these three guys are menches.
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Ralper - our first best was if Trump would win or not, and Trump did, and you donated to my charity.
I did struggle (a teeny tiny bit) about the terms of this latest bet, but I've always been a fair person, so I informed you of your error regarding the dates.
It's a wonderful thing when people from opposite sides can agree to a bet, and then pay off on that. I'll be settling /paying off mine today.
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in Yiddish the word mensch (roughly translated) means good man, honorable man, gentleman. All of the good and honorable things a man can be. There are a couple of menches in the Politics subforum.
s2000Junky and I tend to be left of center, fltsfshr and zdave exist to the right of center. With the midterm elections coming up we had a bet. Junky and I bet that the Democrats would take the house, flts and zdave bet they wouldn't. The losers had to make donations to the winner's charity. Junky and my charity was St. Judes Hospital for Children. Flts and zdave support the Harry Chapin Food Bank. In any event, in the course of the campaign we decided that we'd all donate to each other's charities. I am pleased and happy to say that both the St. Judes Hospital for Children and the Harry Chapin Food Bank now both have a bit more money to do their good work with.
We have a thread going in the Politics subforum, and I am pleased to say that even though Junky and I are on the correct side of the political spectrum and flts and zdave are on the wrong side, we've all become friends. Politics does strange things.
I am pleased to say that these three guys are menches.
s2000Junky and I tend to be left of center, fltsfshr and zdave exist to the right of center. With the midterm elections coming up we had a bet. Junky and I bet that the Democrats would take the house, flts and zdave bet they wouldn't. The losers had to make donations to the winner's charity. Junky and my charity was St. Judes Hospital for Children. Flts and zdave support the Harry Chapin Food Bank. In any event, in the course of the campaign we decided that we'd all donate to each other's charities. I am pleased and happy to say that both the St. Judes Hospital for Children and the Harry Chapin Food Bank now both have a bit more money to do their good work with.
We have a thread going in the Politics subforum, and I am pleased to say that even though Junky and I are on the correct side of the political spectrum and flts and zdave are on the wrong side, we've all become friends. Politics does strange things.
I am pleased to say that these three guys are menches.
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Great post, Rob! The four gamblin’ mensches of Vintage Politics... And the charity of another wonderful Vintage mensch, Lifetime Member Maury Frankel, St Jude’s, is one of the beneficiaries! The Vintage Politics Subforum has been up to the task during this entire cycle, with serious, hard nosed discussion - together with a sense of humor and friendship. Your and Grant’s efforts and persistency have paid off.
There are of course many contributors, but IMO our MsPerky, Deb, is also one of the most constant and best contributors in the community of mensches!
There are of course many contributors, but IMO our MsPerky, Deb, is also one of the most constant and best contributors in the community of mensches!
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Great post, Rob! The four gamblin’ mensches of Vintage Politics... And the charity of another wonderful Vintage mensch, Lifetime Member Maury Frankel, St Jude’s, is one of the beneficiaries! The Vintage Politics Subforum has been up to the task during this entire cycle, with serious, hard nosed discussion - together with a sense of humor and friendship. Your efforts and persistency have paid off.
There are of course many contributors, but IMO our MsPerky, Deb, is also one of the best in the community of mensches!
There are of course many contributors, but IMO our MsPerky, Deb, is also one of the best in the community of mensches!
The proper word for Deb is "Balaboosta". A balaboosta is a woman who has earned the love and respect of everyone, a woman who is always at the center of things and who somehow manages to help to keep the Vintage "household" together. A charitable woman of wisdom and knowledge. Deb is a Balaboosta.
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Rob, thanks for posting this info for those of us who just can't bring ourselves to go into Politics. The story of you four was so good to hear on so many levels that I just had to make a donation to both charities. Maybe it will start a little trend.
https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude...o-st-jude.html
https://donate.harrychapinfoodbank.org/
https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude...o-st-jude.html
https://donate.harrychapinfoodbank.org/
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From: Randolph, NJ
Rob, thanks for posting this info for those of us who just can't bring ourselves to go into Politics. The story of you four was so good to hear on so many levels that I just had to make a donation to both charities. Maybe it will start a little trend.
https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude...o-st-jude.html
https://donate.harrychapinfoodbank.org/
https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude...o-st-jude.html
https://donate.harrychapinfoodbank.org/