Funny Duos

October 17, 2007 - 3:31 PM by Stephanie

Comedy man Benji does it again.

This time he takes historical or classic “duos” to the task by comparing stuff to stuff and as is his style, making it all seem like one big barrel of laughs.

For instance…

- Falafel and shawarma: this pair sustained me through many a trip to Israel. Still delicious even today. As I’ve mentioned before, I love how Americans portray falafel as a “healthy snack.” If you mean that in terms of how it’s deep-fried in oil and clogs arteries like there’s no tomorrow, yes, I suppose it’s right up there with tofu and oat bran.

- Yasser Arafat and Sheik Yassin: Paying attention? Just checking.

- Yiyeh B’seder and Hakol B’seder: The yin and the yang of “everything is effed up real bad.” We’ve devoted a lot of attention to the former, that ubiquitous phrase that Israelis say during times of trouble which, upon further investigation, actually has no healing power whatsoever.

My dog just died!
“Yiyeh b’seder!”
I just failed a test!
“Yiyeh b’seder!”
The doctor wants to amputate my genitals.
“Nu, be’emet! Stop woh-ree-eng!”

Only a few days ago did I meet this phrase’s partner-in-crime, its other half, its soulmate….without further ado, I present to you…

HAKOL B’SEDER!

Whereas “yiyeh b’seder” translates to “it will be ok”, this phrase lets us know that everything IS ok! Let’s try it out, shall we?

It’s worth the click. G’head

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