Rospa10,

In her defense, I have never heard that. To me it has
always meant someone who is kind of seedy, up to no
good...
--- rospa10 wrote:

> My dear Miss Priss,
> I do so hate to air dirty laundry for all to see.
> However, my
> private message to you came back "undeliverable".
> Hence, we must
> clear the air in this most public of forums.
> Hopefully this board's
> sensitive members will politely avert prying eyes
> and ignore this
> missive.
>
> Dear Madam,
> I am most shocked and dismayed by your usage of
> the vulgar
> term "schmuck". I do trust that you know what part
> of a male's
> anatomy this term refers to??((tsk, tsk))After all,
> my dear Ms.
> Priss, we are a family oriented group full of
> lollipop toting tots
> and rosy cheeked babes in robust mothers' and
> fathers' arms. Not to
> mention many a faithful Fido too!! Yes, my dear, we
> all slip now and
> then. I do trust this inappropriate language will
> not appear in any
> future public postings.
> Most sincerely yours,
> Catlover/teacher/gardener
>
>
>
>




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The word in question also innocently means 'jewelry' in German so it
doesn't always have such a negative connotation. Along similar
lines, I wonder what percentage of the letterboxing population
speaks Yiddish?

dvn2r ckr

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rospa10" wrote:
**MESSAGE SNIPPED**

> Dear Madam,
> I am most shocked and dismayed by your usage of the vulgar
> term "schmuck".

**MESSAGE SNIPPED**

> Most sincerely yours,
> Catlover/teacher/gardener

Just to clear up a little misconception:

Schmuck, a Yiddish word, has a range of meaning depending on context. In
its most innocuous use, a schmuck is a person who does a stupid thing,
in which case "dumb schmuck" is the appropriate expression.

A schmuck's behavior ranges from pesky and inconsiderate, to obnoxious
and manipulative. A schmuck's personality type ranges from jerk to
bastard.

Schmucky behavior also falls within a range of intentionality. Some
schmucks carefully plan their bad behavior, some only a little, and some
not at all. For example, the bastard may spend considerable time
planning his bad deeds. In contrast, the dumb schmuck and the pesky
behave badly without any forethought.

So with that said... the only person that has mention male parts is
well.you get my drift.

Given I don't know eather one of you so I just hate when people think
someone is in the wrong when they have not done their research on the
definition of the word.

If you would like a list of proper or improper names for male parts I
will provide that to you via private e-mail only.


-----Original Message-----
From: rospa10 [mailto:wilmes2@mindspring.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:28 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] attn.: Miss Prisspott!

My dear Miss Priss,
I do so hate to air dirty laundry for all to see. However, my
private message to you came back "undeliverable". Hence, we must
clear the air in this most public of forums. Hopefully this board's
sensitive members will politely avert prying eyes and ignore this
missive.

Dear Madam,
I am most shocked and dismayed by your usage of the vulgar
term "schmuck". I do trust that you know what part of a male's
anatomy this term refers to??((tsk, tsk))After all, my dear Ms.
Priss, we are a family oriented group full of lollipop toting tots
and rosy cheeked babes in robust mothers' and fathers' arms. Not to
mention many a faithful Fido too!! Yes, my dear, we all slip now and
then. I do trust this inappropriate language will not appear in any
future public postings.
Most sincerely yours,
Catlover/teacher/gardener







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