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Sh1rl3y M34ny
01-04-2006, 11:58 PM
I have always wondered what a schlmeal or schlmozzle was. Which, if either of Laverne or Shirley was a schlmeal or a schlmozzle?

Sterling Holobyte
01-05-2006, 12:26 AM
I have always wondered what a schlmeal or schlmozzle was. Which, if either of Laverne or Shirley was a schlmeal or a schlmozzle?
I lived in Milwaukee once, and I happen to know that Schlmeal and Schlmozzle are a big law firm there.
















;) I'm kidding. I don't know what the hell it means.:)

robyrob
01-05-2006, 12:31 AM
a schlemiel is a fool or a bumbler and a schlemazel is a person prone to bad luck.

they are Yiddish words, often with an explanation similar to the following explanation:

A "schlemiel" is the guy most likely to spill the wine at dinner.
A "schlemazel" is the guy most likely to have the wine spilled on him.
And the "nudnick" is the guy most likely to ask (in a nasal voice), "Gee, what kind of wine was that anyhow?"

I think Penny once defined them as - a schlemiel is someone that trips over nothing, and a schlemazel is someone that trips over the schlemiel.

Sh1rl3y M34ny
01-05-2006, 01:50 AM
a schlemiel is a fool or a bumbler and a schlemazel is a person prone to bad luck.

they are Yiddish words, often with an explanation similar to the following explanation:

A "schlemiel" is the guy most likely to spill the wine at dinner.
A "schlemazel" is the guy most likely to have the wine spilled on him.
And the "nudnick" is the guy most likely to ask (in a nasal voice), "Gee, what kind of wine was that anyhow?"

I think Penny once defined them as - a schlemiel is someone that trips over nothing, and a schlemazel is someone that trips over the schlemiel.
Wow, thanks. I knew that you guys would come through for me.:D