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----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Horowitz <horowitz (at) styria(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant
<jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 5:38 PM
Subject: Re:


| > > In Polish they still say "Ty cymbale!" to say
"You idiot!"
| > I wonder if Modern-Hebrew-slangish "Tembel" =
"idiot" originates in
| > this "cymbale"
|

Yes, "Ty cymbale!" in Poland is derogative but not so
offensive like "Ty idioto! = You idiot!". :))

Jerzy

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