September 2008
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Trips to Italy
Israeli Muslim Nurse: [to my mother, pointing to me] Is this your son, the one learning Hebrew?
Me: Biblical Hebrew. Though we’re learning the Modern Hebrew pronunciation, since my professor doesn’t see much sense in us learning the American seminary style.
Nurse: Ah! So… [he says something in Hebrew]
Me: [blinks] Um…I’ve—I’ve only had one month of classes thus far.
Nurse: [laughs] What made you want to learn Hebrew?
Me: Well, I’m a Bible student. I’m studying to be a Christian missionary.
Nurse: Oh, so many trips to Italy, huh?
Me: [blinks] Oh! No. We’re not Catholic. We’re Protestant Christians. No trips to Rome.
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Rejected Translations of the Hapaxes in...
No pea quite like him in his pod
No one else on the same page
No man with similar interests or tastes
No other who likes the same kind of stuff
No contestant like him on the island