Yiddish with George and Laura Bush
Yiddish with George and Laura
In this inspired follow-up to the bestselling Yiddish with Dick and Jane, Yiddish–the mother tongue of irony–invades the ultimate bastion of American WASP culture: Kennebunkport, home of the Bush clan.
What do George and Laura Bush have in common with Dick and Jane? Well, both hail from prototypical WASP families. And, perhaps more to the point, both exhibit a natural resistance to moral complexity (i.e., reality). That’s the premise of this hilarious new primer-style book in which George, Laura, and the entire Bush family communicate with uncharacteristic expressiveness, conveying shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that plain old English can’t deliver–by peppering their conversation with Yiddishisms.
See George’s mother. Her name is Bar. She wears alot of pearls and is a farbisseneh.
“You are late, George,” Bar says.
“Of course I am late,” George says. “I am the President of the United States. I am a big macher.”
Like all good primers, YIDDISH WITH GEORGE AND LAURA tells a simple story–and, in the end, important life lessons are imparted.
About the Author
Ellis Weiner has been an editor of National Lampoon, a columnist for Spy, and a contributor to many magazines, including The New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine. Barbara Davilman writes for television. They live in Los Angeles.
ISBN: 031601446X
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I want to see the day when a President of the United States will say, “I’m a big Macher!” I hope Bush doesn’t declare Martial Law and make himself President-for-Life and make us part of some North American Union or something.
Soylent Ape
16 Sep 07 at 1:05 pm
For now, you’ll just have to settle for many Americcans calling him the Big Knish.
Frontier Former Editor
16 Sep 07 at 8:59 pm
I just call him “putz”.
Soylent Ape
16 Sep 07 at 10:13 pm
Schmuck works for me
Frontier Former Editor
17 Sep 07 at 6:04 am
I dont know yiddish-but TOOL works for me!
Stona Lisa
17 Sep 07 at 9:33 am
Stona: Tool works for me too! Maynard. James. Keenan.
Mmmmm.
bagel of everything
17 Sep 07 at 12:53 pm
mmmm…your right…when i was a kid-i wanted to give my LEFT (or right) tit to see him in concert-never happened…
Stona Lisa
17 Sep 07 at 2:47 pm
well, what if they can superimpose Bush’s head on the poor, limbless critter in the “Prison Sex” video - would that help?
Frontier Former Editor
17 Sep 07 at 3:11 pm
There’s another google inquiry to check: “bush”, “srison sex”
Soylent Ape
18 Sep 07 at 2:10 am
That would be cheating, Soy
bagel of everything
18 Sep 07 at 9:23 am
whens the last time ol george had some split knish?
love, ron
hedgehog
21 Sep 07 at 9:18 pm