Have you ever wondered what's the difference between a shlemeel, a slemozzel, a shnook, and a host of other epithets?
Al Capp, the late creater of Lil' Abner, provides us with a humourous illustration depicting all of these and more.
FYI -- Al Capp wasn't a hill-billy himself, but a Jewish New Englander. You'll find the Yiddish lesson at the lower half of the webpage containing his bio on the official Lil' Abner website.
If you like Lil' Abner, you can go to that site daily for a new cartoon. I think they're putting out ones that were in circulation 40 or so years ago.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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