I'm impressed.

[jedusor]

hannahrorlove: Mmm, Led Zeppelin.
hannahrorlove: Did you like the song of theirs I sent over?
sorryihaveacat: It didn't particularly strike me one way or the other.
hannahrorlove: Huh.
hannahrorlove: You're young. Give it time.
sorryihaveacat: *gives you the evil eye*
hannahrorlove: That doesn't work on me.
hannahrorlove: I have a counter-charm.
hannahrorlove: Keyn aynhoreh!
sorryihaveacat: *blinks*
hannahrorlove: It's Yiddish.
sorryihaveacat: Oh.
hannahrorlove: Therefor, it wins.
sorryihaveacat: Is it actually a defense against the evil eye?
hannahrorlove: Yes.
sorryihaveacat: That's pretty cool.
hannahrorlove: Dude, we've got a prayer for after you go to the bathroom.
hannahrorlove: We're ready for anything.

And sure enough: Blessed are You, Hashem, Our G-d, King of the universe, Who formed man with wisdom and created within him many openings...

Comments

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

That is wacked.

OTOH, you probably have to go to the bathroom a lot more than you have to protect yourself from the evil eye.

And I really don't care much for Led Zeppelin myself.

[rubrick.livejournal.com]

"...and he's buy-uying a stairway... to heaven."

[jeffurrynpl.livejournal.com]

One rough translation of "Keyn aynhoreh!", pronounced by some as something like "kinna her-uh", is "ptoo ptoo ptoo." As in "My job is going really well so far, keyn aynhoreh!"

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

Heh. I have never before seen a phrase in any language translated as "ptoo ptoo ptoo." :P

[saffroncisco.livejournal.com]

Spectacular.

[xthread.livejournal.com]

We believe in being prepared...

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Oy, the Torah Tots website. [*shudder*]

I usually explain Asher Yatzar as "Thank God, everything still works the way it should."