Category Archives: love

The Jewish numbers game

May 8, 2007 – 9:18 am

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 […]

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A Tampa wedding weekend in photos

March 27, 2007 – 8:51 am

Wedding season has started early this year.
The Princess and I went to one of my oldest friends’ weddings this weekend in –- wait for it -– Tampa, Florida. This is a friend who I have known since second grade but whose bachelor party in Las Vegas was marred by the presence of his jackhole […]

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Anatomy of a Craigslist Missed Connection

March 14, 2007 – 8:20 am

My friend MJ received a Missed Connection on Craigslist earlier this month. She showed it to all her friends, she talked about how flattering it was, and she saved it in her e-mail.
One thing she DIDN’T do is respond.
This boggled my mind. Why wouldn’t she respond? It made her feel beautiful and […]

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Is that a pickup line in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

March 8, 2007 – 9:48 am

“What are the chances of a guy like you and a girl like me ending up together?” – Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber
It’s clear that men and women have no idea how to use pickup lines. The overuse of astrology enquiries, bad puns, and faulty idioms has made a mockery of these conversation starters […]

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