Why is there no Christmas Adam?

In response to last week’s questions, “Why is there no Christmas Adam?”, my dad’s beach buddy Bob knew that because Adam was long dead before there was any Christmas, but the story of Eve lives on for what she did to the poor guy.”

Many friends had trouble responding until they realized there is a Christmas Eve. My former colleague and golden owner Larry responded simply, “This is just sad.” My friend Tracey wrote, “I got it about 6 hours later. BTW, there's no New Year's Adam either!” “Are you serious?,” responded my org behavior friend Marya. “I totally got this one right away and I'm blonde, ha, ha!”

My friend Royce noted that “Eve was a princess and needed the recognition.”

While my birthday bud Jon said, “I didn't get it. Fortunately, I married someone smart.” And true to point, Jon’s wife Ruth noted “Because Adam (Sandler) wrote the Hannukah song!” Or could it be that my friend Marlene discovered that “The person naming things ‘didn’t give A-dam(n) about the holiday.”

My birthday bud Adam challenge, “Calling me out by name?! I’m Jewish and there's no Christmas in the Jewish faith silly!

An alternative conclusion came from colleague, Swany, who challenged that there is no Christmas Adam because of “Obamanomics.”

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Do penguins’ feet freeze?

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Hal

Yikes. My friend Ted provided quite the ‘adult’ response. Having been warned, Ted wrote, “Because Santa, being the manly and masculine stud that he is, would not want to come on Christmas Adam! Make sure you tell your little kiddies he loves to come on Christmas Eve. Ho Ho Ho that Eve was!”

Since Jews celebrate Chanukah by eating fried foods, is Judaism the root of Southern cooking?

In response to last week’s questions, “Since Jews celebrate Chanukah by eating fried foods, is Judaism the root of Southern cooking?”, my world traveler and sailing friend Vaughn believes this is not true because “all the wonderful Jewish dishes I know are based on chicken fat while the Southern dishes are based on pork fat otherwise known as lard.” My dad’s beach buddy Bob agreed, “Southerners don't use vegetable oil as many Jews do, and the batter is different unless you are in Miami and the Rabbi isn't watching.”

“Southern cooking origins came from mostly Irish and Scottish immigrants first settling in the southern states and was driven by the resources/livestock available at the time. So I say, no, Judaism is not the origin of Southern Cooking. However,” my colleague Swany observed, “Judaism’s candle lighting may be the contributing factor in the development of decorative sconces and the early success of Pier 1 Imports.”

My sailing friend and former colleague Ed was concerned about the post-script, writing, “... fried chicken or fried okra" What’s up with the "or" part? You CAN’T have fried chicken without okra! Makes me hungry just thinking about it.”

With all the fried food, my friend Richard wrote, “No, but it does explain why so many Jews become M.D.s. ‘Physician, heal thyself.’”

My sailing friend Rich, who could be considered a fried food expert because he works for UltraFryer, explained “Of course it is true as any one who knows their history of Charleston, SC can tell you. The charter for the Carolina colony drawn up by John Locke granted "Liberty of Conscience" specifically mentioning Jews, heathens and dissenters, thus granting the most liberal and true freedom of religion in the new world for a while. Up until 1830 Charleston had the largest Jewish population in the United States. To find out more about Jewish Southern history and cooking and get some recipes read "Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South" (University of North Carolina Press, Fall 2005) by Macie Cohen Ferris.”

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Why is there no Christmas Adam?

Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy, have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

PS: Great news: The days are getting longer. Today is the winter solstice.
Merry Christmas to all my Christian friends.

What does it mean to pre-board?

In response to last week’s questions, “What does it mean to pre-board?”, my Monty Python loving friend noted, “It's what you do before you watch paint dry. ;-) Actually, the correct answer is ‘a tree’.” My neighbor Al, who is pilot for a major airline, agreed that “Pre-board relates to being a tree.”

My friend Royce defined pre-board as “knowing that you have to go to all of those boring holiday parties. But wait! You said "pre-board". Are you referring to board as in lumber and/or board as in habitat renting?” Then my friend Marya explained that “Pre-board by my definition means the same thing as driving into a Wal-Mart parking lot: people LOSE their mind!”

And my dad’s beach buddy Bob declared, “It is a must do for those to be water boarded.” Ouch.

My friend Richard wisely observed that “It means that the English language is being bastardized yet again.” To prove this, my friend Alan, who travels too much, wrote, “For [airline name withheld], it means holding up the stampede of business travelers rushing to their first class seats. (They never actually allow enough time for the pre-boarders to get to the plane!)” And my college roomie John added, “Lately, I believe it means to spend more time at the airport than flying, or traveling to and from the airport.”

My colleague Swany was left pondering, “Why isn’t there a process for post-boarding?”

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Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?

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