tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27375947235625344482024-02-19T00:01:41.670-08:00The Unconventional BochurNavigating The System with a quirky perspective.Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-14800003242867115612015-09-30T10:41:00.001-07:002015-09-30T10:54:43.923-07:00Shtetle Salad
Succos is truly a special time in the
chandler shtelte.
Everybody is building everybody’s
succa
And getting schach for each other
And planning fabrengnens
Every single night.
Night one…
The meal had concluded and off they
went; the young man and his fellow Jews. The night had cooled and their way lit
by the full moon. ItStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-86963538792472139402015-09-25T11:21:00.000-07:002015-09-25T15:30:22.625-07:00The Journey to No Destination
The Young
American Man parked the Tahoe on the side of the
road. He has to reassess where he was headed and this was after he had already
pulled a u-turn off the other highway. To his right was the wide open space of
the reservation; sort of a taboo area as far as the young man knew. You don’t
go there unless you have a reason. You don’t go there unless you carry. That’s
just what the young Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-12973681084191767892014-06-30T15:59:00.002-07:002014-06-30T16:01:39.823-07:00What Rather than WhyThe young man decided it was best to ignore the last message his brother sent. It was because there was no answer. There was no real way to explain such a thing or make it taste any better than it did. It was the question that had been asked over and over since the dawn of time.
Why is this allowed to happen?
No response is an answer in and of itself
The young man's thoughts were not on Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-71647471840702791262014-05-25T21:41:00.000-07:002014-05-25T21:44:45.336-07:00Me and The WBC: Permission to Picket
I recently befriended one of the leaders of the Westboro Baptist Church
I had to double check it was the real person
It was
I just had trouble believing anyone could be that stupid
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Oh and it goes on...
And this guy
truly has no idea who he's talking too
Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-20294085707911552642014-05-11T21:47:00.001-07:002014-05-11T21:47:33.968-07:00Things that Pass. Things that Last
The young man sat quietly watching as the yard filled with water. They had eaten the yom
Tov meal outside that night. The ambiance was delightful. Lights had been
strung up along the perimeter of the yard which now reflected off the water as
it silently trickled in to irrigate the grass. The others had moved the table over to the
patio area and continued their conversation speaking Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-28394913828597749242013-09-01T18:32:00.001-07:002013-09-01T18:35:27.883-07:00Uniquely Jewish Adventures: Trapped in an Unlocked House
The young
man
Walked down the street Shobbos day to tour the new house his
community friend had recently purchased. It was a cutely sized single story
home with a well kept yard and a three car garage. The young man followed his
friend as he keenly unlocked and opened the front door to show off his new
abode-in-progress. As soon as the door opened the Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-33280985810284424552013-01-04T01:16:00.002-08:002013-01-04T01:16:51.205-08:00An Overnight Life: Life Overturned...Again
Continued from:
Unfortunate Run-in with the USDA
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The Young man got home from Maariv and was ready to just relax when he got a phone call from the Israelis in charge upstairs. They wanted to see him. Ugh, how could they know about the USDA incident alread? The young man went upstairs. A hearty bowl of sweet potato chowder something was presented to him.
 Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-56889653532893637992013-01-04T00:51:00.001-08:002013-01-04T01:19:16.501-08:00An Overnight Life: An Unfortunate Run-in with the USDA
Continued From
NKs and the Deadly Evil Black Cows
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"We could get fired. Even for for this. The USDA has done it before."
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It was just another day. This time double tasking. The young man was both doing hanging tenders (catching the kosher meat) all the while wearing an earpiece so he could run out and catch an unkosher cow. Already a grumpy USDA Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-36136192565533242702013-01-03T23:42:00.001-08:002013-01-04T00:57:45.849-08:00NKs and the deadly evil black cows
continued from:
"Are we Being Raided?!" and ":We're Locked in"
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Today the young man was assigned to the "NK:s".It basically meant the final lung checker radioed in a cow that didn't pass, then he would have to find the number, stamp it as "NK"m and then wait for the next one, It would have been easy; if not for the noise, the garbled radio, and the Israeli accentStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-90990575017559446402013-01-03T18:01:00.001-08:002013-01-03T18:04:08.788-08:00An Overnight Life: "Are We Being Raided?!" and "We're Locked in"
Continued from:
Chased by the USDA
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After his escape from the USDA's pursuit the young man managed to find his station. It was smooth, he got the hang of it quickly, though he had to remember that just because he saw a kosher cow didn't mean the mexican was finished with an un-kosher cut of meat. Once he had lifted the lid too early and just managed to catch a Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-70011987832599106172013-01-01T11:50:00.001-08:002013-01-01T11:54:38.908-08:00An Overnight Life: Chased by the USDA
Continued from
Chaotic First Impression
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"Ah, it's because of the new guy!" someone said. For special reasons, the 10:30 to 11:00 break had been extended to 11:50. It also happened to be the day that the head rabbi flew in from Lakewood to check up on things and to test the two new shochets. It was a very pleasant break. The mashgichim utilized the extra time toStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-32008931380100070192013-01-01T09:12:00.000-08:002013-01-01T09:12:01.881-08:00An Overnight Life: Chaotic First Impression
Continued from
The Unexpected Destination
.....
9:00AM
As it turned out, all the apartments were quite decent, his as well. Just messy. Even that didn't matter though, being that his part of the place was cleared out. His roommates were actually very nice and accommodating guys. His original driver (who was actually Romanian not Israeli) told the young man thatStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-45310640501790840712012-12-27T21:14:00.000-08:002012-12-27T21:14:14.937-08:00An Over Night Life: The Unexpected Destination The Young American Man was just on time for his flight. He had the most wonderful past three months, and wished he had told its humorous stories, but those three months came to an end. He had lost his amazing job and had finally gone flat broke; living off tuna and potato chips. It was merely two days after he had called, and now he was being flown out to be a mashgiach in a Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-78470106908346272222012-01-30T12:23:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:46:59.045-08:00Watch 'N' Vote!In light of the last post be sure to watch and vote!Click the link belowThe Link Below Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-34633823018057994942012-01-29T11:34:00.000-08:002012-01-29T11:50:05.582-08:00A Jewish Music Vid in Just a Few Easy Steps!After a friend's recent submition to Jewish Star I've discovered for myself the empirical formula for all modernized Jewish music videos in existence.==============1. Artist. Usually walking at first then singing, often playing a guitar at this point.2. Random scenes of buildings, the sky, the sidewalk, cars, the sidewalk again, the sky again, back to artist either in front of bricks or on a Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-22929515591380246392012-01-28T18:45:00.000-08:002012-01-28T18:58:43.752-08:00The Old Age Home ExperienceBeing mashgiach at the old age home has perksnamelyThe nice lady in a white hat (who's name I don't know other than being The-Nice-Old-Lady-in-a-White-Hat) who is never ceasing with her blessing, "to find the girl of your dreams" and showing me photos of what hotties she and her husband were back in 1942.The little muslim girl running around the dining room with the full on garb, hiizaab and all,Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-55002432536575625112012-01-28T17:44:00.000-08:002012-01-28T17:47:59.102-08:00shifty eyesBochur walks into the room"Manis Friedman says 1 in 3 peopleHave been molested""That's funny because there's four in this room""There are"...everyone looks left.Looks right.Shifty eyes.Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-56931865214766339342011-06-09T03:16:00.001-07:002011-06-09T04:14:51.322-07:00Candlelight Kiddush Is this the part where everyone bursts out with silly string and everyone is like, ‘ it's a foam party kiddush’? The Young American man dozed off on the couch waiting for the family and guests to begin their meal. The fireplace was ablaze and made the room quite warm compared to the miserable weather outside. After spending the whole night before saying tikun it was no surprise the young Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-47403674918098540422011-06-06T19:25:00.000-07:002011-06-06T19:37:46.197-07:00How to Stop the [New] Enviroment Crisis<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU ZH-CN AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-91795062210287970672011-06-04T05:45:00.001-07:002011-06-06T19:30:02.354-07:00The Environmental CrisisPeople are up in arms about global warming Some are worried Some are sceptics Everyone is asking what should be done But they’re all missing the real crisis What’s the biggest threat to mankind? Global Continent Change Don’t let the selfish sceptics fool you The continents shift every year is an undeniable fact... ...and we are to blame... Our industries, cars, and Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-44837001082839146272011-05-28T05:18:00.000-07:002011-05-28T06:13:49.474-07:00The Way I See; Hatzallah Pt IThe Young American man arrived at one of his houses Friday night for a shobbos meal. He helped the family get the meal ready – by sitting on the couch and keeping all the kids occupied, surrounding and jumping all over him. The man of the house was a member of Hatzollah Suddenly, the walky talky........ .....no..... ......The Hero Phone Rang.One the other end it was....what Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-4178536486630668042011-05-26T03:03:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:45:10.335-07:00Bin Laden's KillerI have found himOsama's real killerDwight SchruteI think we all knewStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-50824381231871184732011-05-24T00:30:00.001-07:002011-05-24T00:30:02.297-07:00It Sucks to Kill Bin LadenOsama is deadThe name of the one who shot him is secret.Be nice and smile to everyoneBecause you never knowThey just might be the one who killed Bin LadenI’m the dude who killed Osama Bin LadenI can’t tell anyoneBut I did itNow I’m getting pulled overI killed Bin Laden, double tap, right above the left eyeBiggest terrorist of the century, I shot himI’m the dude who killed Bin Laden...“...and uh, Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-37976302970740426162011-05-22T03:18:00.000-07:002011-05-23T05:00:54.245-07:00Bonfires and Pirate IslandsThe young American man walked down the dark road, through the brisk cold. Melbourne had finally gotten like that; misty and cold. He walked silently, alone with his thoughts. As he neared the yeshiva strange sounds began filling the dark air. Singing It was faint, but he could pick up a familiar tune. As he approached the sound filled the street more and more. The sound of brothers in Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737594723562534448.post-82053477021513263222011-05-19T02:53:00.000-07:002011-05-23T05:03:49.294-07:00That Occasional CensusReally, I just write for my motherBut to your right is one of those pollsJust to see who else reads all this randomnessStapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454136680137451565noreply@blogger.com3