RE: Klezmeritis in Australia (Does the Health Dept. know about this?)

[Dick Rosenberg <drosenberg...>]

As long as we don't have a Klezmerectomy (removal of the Klezmer :-)

Dick

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Ed Sieb [SMTP:sieb (at) sympatico(dot)ca]
>Sent:  Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:48 PM
>To:    World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject:       RE: Klezmeritis in Australia  (Does the Health Dept. know about
>this?)
>
>Hi all,
>
>Just a quick run-down on the differences between the medical
>terms  "itis" and "osis", as in "Klezmeritis". etc.
>
>"Itis" refers to an inflammation, or irritation of a tissue or organ.
>"Osis" refers to the disease of a tissue or organ.
>
>Therefore, "Klezmeritis" would suggest an irritation or inflammation
>of the Klezmer.  (An irritated Klezmer?)
>
>This is wrong. As we all know, Klezmer does not irritate us, though it
>might inflame us slightly. More likely, we all suffer from __Klezmerosis__
>-- a disease that happily affects us all and for which,  thank G-D, there
>is no cure.
>
>Hopefully, we'll never have to complain,
>"Oy, es tut meer vay der Klezmer azoy!"
>
>Notwithstanding the Klezmeritis/Klezmerosis,
>Zai Gezunt.
>
>Ed Sieb
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ernie Gruner
>> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 3:39 PM
>>
>> KLEZMERITIS - MELBOURNE GIGS NEXT WEEK
>>
>

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