Even cooler when a fictional character from a cartoon dances at a Jewish wedding wearing a Kippah. In a recent episode of Family Guy, Stewie Griffin did just that!
See pics below. This was the same episode where the Nazi soldier has a McCain/Palin button on his uniform. Clip.
Good Sunday. I just spent the past several hours in retail mode. Aquisitioning. FYI, spellcheck will protest the use of the word aquisitioning. It’s her prerogative.
From my vantage point, the retail sector appears to be safe. Judging by how long it took us to find a parking spot, the economy seems to be doing pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Which brings me to the topic of this post. Holiday shopping. Sales. And VanityKippah. Whereas the elections are imminent and whereas I still have a slew of remnant political Yarmulkes and whereas I do not wish to be dispensing McCippahs as wedding gifts for the duration of my life, I discounted the Obamicas & the McCippahs.
The site-wide sale could have also been called “Oh Shi*! I better sells these Kippahs ASAP“.
Drawing inspiration from Walmart, which is selling Christmas toys for $10, the Kippahs are also on sale for ten dollars.
In conclusion, I will conclude with one of the things I am wishing for this Chanukkah season. My very own Pipe Man-orah. Check out the pic below. Need I say anymore?
Good evening folks. My friends, this will be a maverick blog post.
Long time no blog. I’ve been preoccupied with the Jewish Holiday’s and praying for atonement. During this intense repentance process, I’ve managed to extend my waist size by several cubic inches.
Today, Senator John McCain attended a rally in Downington Pennsylvania. At some point in middle of the festivities, the Republican candidate was presented with a Cindy McCippah. McCain was so impressed by the pink McCippah that he called over his wife Cindy to show her the maverick Yarmulke.
McCain also asked my friend Judy Davidson if “Joe” had seen the Kippah yet. Joe Lieberman. Not Joe plumber. Judy told him that Lieberman has the blue McCippah! Hopefully, Hadassah gave Joe the blue McCippah!
Here’s two pics of the McCain duo striking a pose with the Cindy McCippah.
Yesterday, like every day in my life save for the Sabbath, I spent too much time on the web. During which I discovered an article from the Rocky Mountain News. The article was about an inter-faith service for Democrats that occurred in August.
Accompanying the article is a photo of a Rabbi sporting an Obamica!
In this episode of guess the Rabbi, if you guessed Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb of the OU, you might be correct! Rabbi Weinreb attended the DNC in Denver and gave an address.
Not sure if this the same Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb of the OU. Unless he got hair transplants since this photo!
FYI, which of course stands for “For your information”, the JTA has a solid blog on the elections. From a Jewish perspective. After all, the “J” in JTA doesn’t stand for Jalapeno…Here’s the link.
The article was written by Eric Fingerhut. I hate judgmental people. And particularly those who speculate about the significance of a name. My guess is that Eric enjoys finger foods and that his favorite Jewish Holiday is Sukkot. And that during Sukkot, Fingerhut will indulge in finger foods in the Sukkah hut.
This year, there’s been a lot of talk of religion of politics. Especially with organizations like Rabbis For Obama.
Anyways, coolest thing ever. Along with the column, there’s a photo of a guy wearing a McCippah and an Obamica! The consummate bipartisan Jew!
The American economy is going through tough times. The NRA has an IRA that is losing money. The 49ers have 401ks that are dwindling in capital. Even CSI Miami had an episode about guys stealing gas and reselling the gasoline to students because gas is too expensive. The name of the episode is “Won’t get fueled again‘.
Because of the credit meltdown and housing mess, the retail sector in the US has gone limp. Christmas season will be a very stressful time for retail chains. Even Walmart is probably worried.
And of course, the current pangs of a recession has taken a toll on the Kippah industry. People are simply not buying Yarmulkes the way they used to. Women are no longer splurging on fur Kippahs. Even the rich are thinking twice before buying a vanity kippah.
Fortunately, China and India are emerging markets. India has a population of more than one billion people. So, VanityKippah.com is going where no Yarmulke Conglomerate have gone before; to India. Yes; Indians do not wear Kippahs. Yet.
However, from a business perspective, this just means less competition.
Bombay and Bollywood, here we come!
Here’s a few photos of my business partner Sudhir Syal sporting and holding a hot Kippah in Chennai, India.
Syal is wearing a Kurta Pyjama. Shop here for your own kurta pyjama.
Sudhir blogs here. And does business podcasts here.
I have a conservative friend. Not a conservative Jew. He’s actually an Orthodox Jew with a conservative viewpoint on the world and society. For example, he believes that bestiality is wrong. Yes. He is somewhat narrow minded. But he is still my friend.
A few weeks back, this conservative friend, begins to noodge me about a soon to be released film called “American Carol”.
First off, the term “noodge” is Yiddish for “bugging”. For example, “My friend Alison would not stop noodging me to give her a foot massage“. Disclaimer: I don’t have a friend Alison and she has never requested a foot massage. And even if I did have a friend Alison, there is ZERO guarantee that she would ask me to massage her feet.
Noodge can also be a noun. For example, “This guy who works in the cubicle next to me is a such a noodge“. In this context, the term “noodge” means a “pain in the neck”. Another disclaimer: I do not work in a cubicle.
Anyways, my friend really wanted to see this movie. An American Carol is supposed to be a first of its kind; a comedy from the right that lampoons the political left. So, I acquiesced to see the movie with him. From the get go, the trailer didn’t seem that funny. And, the WSJ weekend edition did not review the movie. So, those were two red flags.
An American Carol is directed by David Zucker, a Jewish ex-Democrat. More here. Zucker worked on spoofs like Airplane, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie & Kentucky Friend Movie.
We arrived late to the theater. I was expecting the theater to be barren and desolate. Surprisingly, it was not. My friend was upset we were late. He whispered in my ear “I’m going to kill you”. Luckily, he didn’t mean it seriously. I hope.
An American Carol has an impressive list of comedy actors including Kelsey Grammer& Leslie Nielson. Plus, Jon Voight, Paris Hilton, James Woods, Gary Coleman and Bill Oreilly make cameo appearances. The movie makes fun of Michael Moore. What could go wrong? Pretty much everything.
For one, the script was awful. The gags made me gag. The jokes were sparse. And it felt like a drawn-out infomercial for the Republican party and the neo-conservatives.
Most of the movie is spent making fun of documantarian (a humanitarian who makes documentaries; my concoction!) Michael Moore, aka Michael Malone. The guy who plays Malone does not have a single humorous cell.
Instead of actually making fun of the “radical left”, the bulk of the movie is dedicated to ridiculing Michael Moore. Here’s the jokes used to make fun of director Moore/Malone:
1- He is fat. Haha!
2- He only makes documentaries. LOL
3- He likes to eat. Hehe!
4- He has bad hygiene. OMG. SO FUNNY!
5- see #2
6- see #1
7- see #5
8- see #4
And over and over again. What a shame. Not sure what the heck the producers of this movie were thinking.
Even my ultra-conservative/red-Republican friend who thinks that incest isn’t right, did not enjoy the movie!
In the past, I’ve posted pics of people wearing the Kippahs. Some photos of celebs. Photos of friends. By far, I just saw the best photo yet of an Obamica in action (on a head :))
Not sure if you heard. There is a group called Rabbis For Obama. Like the name suggests, this is a group of Rabbis (not priests), endorsing Barack Obama (not Senator McCain).
Their site is here. You can read more coverage about Rabbis for Obama, here and here.
Anyways, I think this is a superb concept. Why? Because let’s face it; most people really form an opinion based on what the Rabbi likes. If the Rabbi drinks Dr. Pepper, then the community develops a taste for this fine brand of cola.
I know lots of Jews. When they go into the polling booth, they are no longer thinking about the issues. The economy? Blah. National security? Blah blah. What goes through their mind moments before pulling the lever is: “who is my Rabbi voting?”. And then they pull the lever accordingly.
So, it was a breath of fresh air to see these maverick Rabbis pool resources and create a coalition.
Not to be outdone, I resolved to emerge from the caves of silence. I introduce to you the freshly minted organization called “Rabies for Obama“. Basically, it is a group of different forms of rabies that have joined together to endorse Senator Obama. Link.
To be fair, I need to create a broad coalition supporting McCain as well. Not sure if it will be called “Measles for McCain” or “Smallpox for John McCain’. Stay tuned.
Yesterday, I did about 100 crunches in the gym. A very proud moment.
In another proud moment, here’s a flattering news mention. The article in the Forward is not about my site. Or the Kippahs. The column is a review of a film titled My Mexican Shivah. More reviews for the movie here.
The opening paragraph of the article:
Religion and national culture can make for strange bedfellows. And as evidenced by the availability of items like the political-themed yarmulkes the McCippah and the Obamica, American Jews have come a long way in blending the two. Mexican Jews, on the other hand, are still working on their balancing act.
OMG. Loves it. LOL. The best thing about this is that it’s not about the site. It’s on a different topic entirely. Just manages to get in there somehow.
Even more flattering is the context. My very goal of the site was to fuse two of my (many) passions: religion and natural culture. The site launched less than two months ago. And is now being cited as evidence that culture and religion can coexist!
