Entries Tagged as 'judaism'

Monday, June 11th, 2007

The Virginia DMV is anti-Semitic

Think I’m exaggerating? Maybe I am. But the state DMV’s online personalized license plate generator sure has some issues with the Chosen People.
Despite providing a variety of plate categories — military, university, special interest — and the ability to type in whatever you’d like on your license plate, Virginia won’t let me type […]

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Always listen to Austin Powers

Mike Myers once told me through a giant movie screen, “There are only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures. And the Dutch.”
While I had my own reasons for hating the Dutch –- 1998 World Cup Quarterfinals -– I always thought of Holland as just that […]

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

The Jewish numbers game

Before my Jewish friend Big I married his wife in March, the former shiksa converted to Judaism for him. Though born a WASND (White Anglo-Saxon Non-Denominational), she became an MOT (Member of the Tribe) and, thus, marked the first time a Jewish friend of mine married someone of his own culture.
Why do my Jewish […]

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

What this Jew did for Passover

Passover, also known as “Pesach” in Hebrew, or “The Jewish Easter” by some of my goy friends, finishes tonight. It is an eight-day celebration that includes never-ending stories at dinner and eating cardboard. Passover is kind of a big deal to my Chosen Peeps, and aside from Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, is […]

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

My interview with DJ AM

I didn’t get to interview the Jewish, LA-based, celebrity disk jockey/ex-boyfriend of Nicole Richie at Shamrock Fest this weekend like I had planned. But if I HAD interviewed him, THIS is how I imagine it would have gone:
Arjewtino: Why did you agree to play Shamrock Fest 2007?
DJ AM: I get paid anywhere […]

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Forgive me, Jeebus

While picking up a couple of friends at Dulles Airport last month, I struggled to use my crappy Motorola cell phone. In a moment of pure frustration, I cried out:
God…
Damn…
It!
JUST as a priest walked by.
Our eyes met, and despite every Jewish cell in my body telling me not to, I bowed my […]