That's because they are technically from two different language
families. "Mazal" is Hebrew (accent on the "zal") and "Mazel" is
Yiddish (accent on the "Ma", of course - gotta get that guilt in there
somewhere). Tov is always good, though.
--G.H.
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Joy McCann"
<joy.mccann_at_...> wrote:
>
> Cash only--whaddya think, I'm crazy or something?
>
> KG's "mazal tov" was the best line, though. (I prefer the "mazel"
> spelling; I realize most dictionaries accept "mazal." Rosten [The New
> Joys of Yiddish--in my case, the The New Goys of Yiddish] lists mazel
> and mazl, fwiw.)
>
> --J
>
> On 5/27/07, Hiram Gonash <okfreddy_at_...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm getting inspired here....Rent-a-Nazi.
> >
> > Brilliant.
> >
> > Thanks Joy. I'll send you a small concept fee - about $5. Do you
> > accept IOUs?
> >
> > --H.G.
> >
> > --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Joy McCann"
> > <joy.mccann_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, I'm back! (Lesson learned: catch up on email, and THEN take the
> > Ambien.)
> > >
> > > My favorite passage on that page was the one about how the Germans
> > > just got all confused and upset, with that little holocaust
thingie as
> > > a side-effect:
> > >
> > > "Power-crazed Jewish kooks just drove the German elite and German
> > > masses crazy. There is no other real explanation for what
happened."
> > >
> > > Okay-DOKEY.
> > >
> > > Here's my response to your personal Nazi. (Though I don't know why
> > > you're hogging the Nazi; we should each have a Nazi of our own.
Stop
> > > bogarting the Nazi, you Jew.)
> > >
> > > http://littlemissattila.mu.nu/archives/227966.php
> > >
> > > --J
> > >
> > > On 5/25/07, Bark of Delight <barkofdelight_at_> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > http://www.worldaffairsmonthly.com/printfriendlybyid.php?id=705
> > > >
> > > > Kick Ass! You go, girl!
> > > >
> > > > There's no such thing as bad publicity.
> > > >
> > > > Mazal Tov!
> > > >
> > > > Bark!
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
Received on 2007-05-28 09:16:23