tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post7258207188778064245..comments2023-08-24T06:04:08.158-04:00Comments on Jew or Not Jew Unplugged: Jews in the News: The Jew-ening of AmericaZevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16245679359526388191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-23140369854234118032012-09-13T13:14:29.565-04:002012-09-13T13:14:29.565-04:00Hey Anon-
They asked the Old Testament questions...Hey Anon- <br /><br />They asked the Old Testament questions for just that reason: the assumption that no one knows them. It's not a fun game show if no one knows the answers. So they chose a subject matter they thought their audience was unlikely to know.<br /><br />As a rabid Jeopardy consumer, I can tell you—if there is no Jew on the program that day and an Old Testament question comes up, it's going unanswered. Even something that seems pretty obvious to me.<br /><br />This leads to me cussing at the TV, btw. I'm classy like that.Yakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121676613104229219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-43272487533688570452012-09-12T17:17:14.528-04:002012-09-12T17:17:14.528-04:00@Yakov: true, but I watched an episode of that sho...@Yakov: true, but I watched an episode of that show "American Bible Challenge" with Jeff Foxworthy (not a Jew) on Game Show Network and I was surprised that the majority (but not all) of the questions are from the Old Testament, not the New.<br /><br />By the way (to the last anonymous post), there's a small but surprisingly growing number of Liams among Orthodox/Hasidic kids because it can also be a Hebrew name (though it is not Hebrew for 'William' as the more common Irish rendition is (Gaelic for 'William').Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-19505957412532674622012-09-12T11:24:45.768-04:002012-09-12T11:24:45.768-04:00Michael is there, but I hear you. The recent fashi...Michael is there, but I hear you. The recent fashion on the last-name-as-first-name trend (let's hope it never touched the Jews! can you imagine all the little Goldsteins running around?), also quite the rage among Southern whites, and the Irish families' rediscovery of their heritage (Liam, Ian, Evan, Sean) cut into the Old Testament names quite a bit, I think.<br />And of course, the very religious and quickly growing African-American community is too far down the road to LaShawns and DeShuans to consider the Biblical Elijahs and Joshuas again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-65738893163535751972012-09-12T10:13:19.873-04:002012-09-12T10:13:19.873-04:00You'd be shocked--SHOCKED--at how little of th...You'd be shocked--SHOCKED--at how little of the Old Testament most goyim actually know. That said, if it was just Biblical resurgence (and I agree with you that is playing at least a part) then where are Chris, Michael, Paul, Luke, et al?Yakovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121676613104229219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-36034966870161268172012-09-12T07:26:13.988-04:002012-09-12T07:26:13.988-04:00I am sure the rise of the religious right has some...I am sure the rise of the religious right has something to do with this. Hicks have lots of kids and they do love their Old Testament, where God is vengeful, foolhardy and intolerant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-71549678899884903822012-09-11T22:30:05.072-04:002012-09-11T22:30:05.072-04:00I am always amazed how many young Jakes there are....I am always amazed how many young Jakes there are. My grandfather's name was Jake and I thought it was such an old man name. Twenty years after my grandfather's death Jake ia a hip name. Go figure.frum single femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com