Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 , Sam <S.Pasiencier@p...> wrote: > Oy vey means literally: 'Oh woe' or 'Oh pain.' 'Es tut vey' means: 'It hurts'.. So it is comparable to the English expression 'Woe is me'. > > But Oy Vey has a certain music in the Jewish culture and is capable of many subtle meanings. > > A Jewish couple travelling through the South can't find any lodgings for the night. Coming upon a hotel Abe says to his wife Sarah: 'Don't open your big mouth.' He does his best to sound like a real American and they get a room. It has been a hot long day and they go to the pool. the water is cold and when she steps into it Sarah shrieks: 'Oy Vey' very loudly. Many heads turn in her direction whereupon she says sheepishly; "Wotever dat means!' > > Cheers from Shmuel > - > michael bindel > > > OI VEI > > jiddisch lamentation > > > very suitable for this kind of "exchange" > > very funny indeed for a nonsense list > > but not the right for a list dedicated in deep love and respect by HARSHA to the precious gift of our Sadguru SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI > > > > may you enjoy yourself - but in another way and another place > > > in respect > > > michael>> Gary: Michael, with all due respected to your inquiring self, wasn't it YOU who had asked for a definition of the Yiddish phrase, "Oy-Vey"? To wit: > michael bindel > > > > Monday, June 20, 2005 7:51 AM > > Re: Fw: Friends/oy vey > > > > > > Dear Anna > > > > > > what means for you > > > > oy vey <snip>> Gary again: Dear Michael What means for you Schmuck? Oy Vez Mear! Gary Jai Ram! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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