Comments on The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>TypePad2007-05-13T07:28:11ZDavid Bognerhttps://www.treppenwitz.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.treppenwitz.com/2007/05/the_chupchik_fo/comments/atom.xml/Laser Pointers commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef0148c80bc4d1970c2011-01-27T02:22:15Z2011-01-27T02:22:15ZLaser Pointershttp://www.gadgettown.com/Laser-Pointers/If you can't name it or describe it... you'd damned well better be able to point to it.<p>If you can't name it or describe it... you'd damned well better be able to point to it.</p>Tamar commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550525ff788342007-06-20T12:10:40Z2008-02-14T04:50:43ZTamarActually the thingy of the pot; ha'choopchick shel ha'koomkoom (yes, I spell phoneticly) is called a zarbooveet.<p>Actually the thingy of the pot; ha'choopchick shel ha'koomkoom (yes, I spell phoneticly) is called a zarbooveet. </p>Irene commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5505260e788342007-05-16T03:28:29Z2008-02-14T04:50:53ZIreneTshoobtshick (not H sound) (b pronounced like p) has to do with hair and is a diminutive form of tshoob...<p>Tshoobtshick (not H sound) (b pronounced like p) has to do with hair and is a diminutive form of tshoob (b is somwhere between p and b). Tshoob is a fringe of hair over the forehead (bangs)or a forelock (can be thought of as curly bangs). The word is Russian.<br />
So logically it would be a thingy that is on top of the spout of the kumkum.</p>zahava commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed7b288332007-05-15T17:04:07Z2008-02-14T04:50:59ZzahavaA small bit of trivia regarding 'rearaxle' and 'rearaxle kidmi'... older cars (think pre-1990!) were ALL rear wheel drive, while...<p>A small bit of trivia regarding 'rearaxle' and 'rearaxle kidmi'... older cars (think pre-1990!) were ALL rear wheel drive, while front wheel drive is a newer technology... when the new technology came along, rather than analyze the term, it just got the addition of 'front!'</p>
<p>Don't thank me.... I'm a giver too! =:-P</p>treppenwitz commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed36588332007-05-15T10:17:42Z2008-02-14T04:50:21Ztreppenwitzhttp://www.treppenwitz.comdebby... See that? I learn something new every day! :-) Jack... Yeah that makes sense. You can marry your sister...<p>debby... See that? I learn something new every day! :-)</p>
<p>Jack... Yeah that makes sense. You can marry your sister there but you can't 'cuss'. [shakes head].</p>
<p>Dave (Balashon)... Why am I not surprised that you had this at your fingertips? Actually, it sounds like a reach to me... but what do I know?</p>
<p>tnspr569... True, but fools never differ. :-)</p>
<p>a. ... As usual, your cultural instincts were dead on perfect.</p>
<p>Raz... You and a. should teach an Israeli culture course! :-) Thanks.</p>
<p>rachel... Yes, definitely bring it with you. :-)</p>
<p>Yitzchak Goodman... Actually, I heard it as 'rearaxle' and 'rearaxle kidmi'. :-)</p>
<p>Elyssa... Neat! Just don't tell any of them about this site or I'll be forced to clean up the place! :-)</p>
<p>JDMDad... My respect for you has just gone up. Did I mention I have been lobbying for years to get a bike, but Zahava has nixed it (so far).</p>
<p>Back of the Hill... Wow, aside from the fact that you casually mentioned the fact that you know some conversational Cantonese, you say that you picked it up from watching movies and reading Chinese smut! How cool are you?! :-)</p>
<p>Ed... I'm human. When I wake up I write down whatever is on my mind. Whatever doesn't suck is served up here on treppenwitz... the rest gets flushed. I'll see what I can do about getting back into photo Friday.</p>
<p>Smitha... No problem, I deleted your other comment. Glad to be of help... enjoy your trip! :-)</p>Smitha commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed34688332007-05-15T05:37:25Z2008-02-14T04:50:20ZSmithaSorry! Posted this comment with the wrong blog post. Feel free to delete the other one. I'd say the laser...<p>Sorry! Posted this comment with the wrong blog post. Feel free to delete the other one.<br />
I'd say the laser pointer idea could come in handy for any traveler or resident in a place where they're not 100% fluent in the language. Especially if you carry a notebook around to write down new words and discoveries (as dorky as it sounds, I do this when traveling.) Having spent time living in both China and India, and having spent a lot of that time pointing, gesturing, and otherwise trying to talk around a word I didn't know, I can say that I only wish I'd come up with this idea myself! I'm definitely taking one along for my Asian travels this summer.</p>Ed commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed79e88332007-05-15T04:42:30Z2008-02-14T04:50:58ZEdThese are the posts that got me addicted to your RSS feed in the first place. The political posts are...<p>These are the posts that got me addicted to your RSS feed in the first place. The political posts are interesting, but not when they're the majority. And Photo Friday used to be the first thing I checked after davening, before breakfast. Bring it back?</p>Back of the Hill commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5505260c288342007-05-14T21:06:40Z2008-02-14T04:50:52ZBack of the Hillhttp://atthebackofthehill.blogspot.com/Meise shehoyo: When I was still living in a residential hotel on Broadway, the manager was a gentleman who had...<p>Meise shehoyo: When I was still living in a residential hotel on Broadway, the manager was a gentleman who had barely been in the country for six months, having moved to SF from Teo Chow.</p>
<p>His English was extremely rudimentary.</p>
<p>Once a tenant tried to explain that his sink was busted. And drafted me into that endeavor. Hoping, no doubt, that my conversational Cantonese would provide comprehension.</p>
<p>I should mention that I learned Cantonese from movies and very lowbrow literature. Vocabulary-wise, it is somewhat flawed. I cannot remember ever coming across the term for sink in a Hong Kong gangster movie or a graphic novel.</p>
<p>So I grabbed the manager, pulled him into the hall-way washroom, and said "ney tai-ah (you look), koh ge yieh (that thingy); keui-ge ganfong (his room) yow yat yeung ge yieh (has an identical thingy); koh yat yeung ge hai lan-tsoh ge le (that particular identical thingy..... is busted).</p>
<p>He understood. And I found out the exact busted part was the sui loong. Which is underneath the sui hou.</p>
<p>And this is the first time in sixteen years that I have found that information usefull.</p>JDMDad commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed73688332007-05-14T14:03:16Z2008-02-14T04:50:55ZJDMDadhttp://JDMDad.blogspot.comI teach people how to ride motorcycles, and we still refer to that do-hickey thingy under the gas tank that...<p>I teach people how to ride motorcycles, and we still refer to that do-hickey thingy under the gas tank that lets gas flow from the tank to the carbs. (I'm evil because I occasionally turn them off so students run out of gas in the middle of an excersize. They are supposed to turn it on every time they start the bike, but sometimes get lazy and don't turn them off). </p>Elyssa commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed6d788332007-05-14T04:21:59Z2008-02-14T04:50:51ZElyssaHoly cow, I just taught my 3rd grade Hebrew class this morning about "hachupchik shel hakumkum"! I'm pretty sure they...<p>Holy cow, I just taught my 3rd grade Hebrew class this morning about "hachupchik shel hakumkum"! I'm pretty sure they thought I made the whole thing up... Thanks for making me laugh out loud!</p>Yitzchak Goodman commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e55052615a88342007-05-14T02:00:10Z2008-02-14T04:50:57ZYitzchak Goodmanhttp://judeopundit.blogspot.comSomeone once told me that back axle is "bakaxel" while front axle is "bakaxel kadmoni."<p>Someone once told me that back axle is "bakaxel" while front axle is "bakaxel kadmoni."</p>rachel commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed7a288332007-05-13T15:49:33Z2008-02-14T04:50:58Zrachelso i'm thinking the laser pointer needs to come in our luggage and not wait for it to arrive on...<p>so i'm thinking the laser pointer needs to come in our luggage and not wait for it to arrive on the lift : )</p>a. commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed6e588332007-05-13T12:59:11Z2008-02-14T04:50:52Za.הצ'ופצ'יק של הקומקום http://www.israel-music.com/hagashash_hachiver/dvd_1/dvd/<p>הצ'ופצ'יק של הקומקום</p>
<p>http://www.israel-music.com/hagashash_hachiver/dvd_1/dvd/</p>Raz commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5505260ea88342007-05-13T12:37:25Z2008-02-14T04:50:53ZRazThe origin for the title is a skit of the Gashash haHiver that satirizes the gap between the average Israeli's...<p>The origin for the title is a skit of the Gashash haHiver that satirizes the gap between the average Israeli's hebrew and the academically correct hebrew. If your hebrew is good enough you should try to watch it.</p>
<p>My turn to be a giver - the chupchik of the kumkum is called - zarbuvit.</p>a. commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed40988332007-05-13T12:33:55Z2008-02-14T04:50:28Za.Wasn't that a piece by HaGashash? Methinketh yes.... ;P<p>Wasn't that a piece by HaGashash? Methinketh yes.... ;P</p>tnspr569 commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed51c88332007-05-13T09:55:13Z2008-02-14T04:50:36Ztnspr569You know, Jameel just got a laser pointer like yours for an afikomen present. Great minds think alike... :)<p>You know, Jameel just got a laser pointer like yours for an afikomen present. Great minds think alike... :)</p>Dave (Balashon) commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e550525d2988342007-05-13T08:59:35Z2008-02-14T04:50:18ZDave (Balashon)http://www.balashon.comIf you're interested, here's a page with a possible etymology of "chupchik" - http://casparija.home.comcast.net/dweb/lis15.htm<p>If you're interested, here's a page with a possible etymology of "chupchik" -</p>
<p>http://casparija.home.comcast.net/dweb/lis15.htm<br />
</p>Jack commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed70088332007-05-13T08:29:54Z2008-02-14T04:50:53ZJackhttp://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/chupchik for the kumkum Say that outloud in Alabama and you can be arrested for indecent speech.<p><i>chupchik for the kumkum</i></p>
<p>Say that outloud in Alabama and you can be arrested for indecent speech.</p>debby commented on 'The <em>chupchik</em> for the <em>kumkum</em>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c581e53ef00e5503ed3cf88332007-05-13T08:13:25Z2008-02-14T04:50:26ZdebbyActually the chupchik as i was told is that piece you put over the hole where the water comes out...<p>Actually the chupchik as i was told is that piece you put over the hole where the water comes out of - </p>