IkilledRichieWhelan t1_j6lmhak wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:48 AM

Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

NaughtSleeping t1_j6naiee wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Perfect example of how different things were back then. As a little kid in the late 70s, it was very hard to even phonetically guess what they were saying, let alone have a shot at knowing what it meant.

franker t1_j6neg77 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:53 PM

> Hasenpfeffer

I'm 54 and I still am confused, having only heard that word elsewhere in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Scorpress77 t1_j6nk105 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:28 PM

It's rabbit stew

franker t1_j6nkxkq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:34 PM

I just remember "TAKE IT BACK AND COOK IT RIGHT!" from the cartoon.

auggie5 t1_j6nejbi wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:53 PM

What does all that mean?

Scorpress77 t1_j6nkf6g wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Schlemiel is Yiddish for a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person. Schlimazel is Yiddish for a consistently unlucky or accident-prone person. Hassenpfeffer is a rabbit stew.