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Christmas? Hardly! More possibly by spinning the dreidel
Spinning "dreidels" (whatever they may be) is not the British thing to do during the cracker season. You don't seem to make much effort to fit in, Todger.
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For all those saying how bad Biden is.........doesn't it just prove how bad his predecessor must have been?
Erm......
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Spinning "dreidels" (whatever they may be)
I promised I wouldn't stick my nose in here again, but I just wanted to say that a Dreidel is a 4 sided spinning top with Hebrew letters. on it. Its played during Hanukkah. Just a fascinating bit of information I wanted to share.
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21-03-2021, 10:11 PM
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Re: How far gone is Greasy Joe?

Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles ->
I promised I wouldn't stick my nose in here again, but I just wanted to say that a Dreidel is a 4 sided spinning top with Hebrew letters. on it. Its played during Hanukkah. Just a fascinating bit of information I wanted to share.
I'm glad you did Pixie, that would have kept me awake tonight....
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21-03-2021, 10:14 PM
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Re: How far gone is Greasy Joe?

Originally Posted by Harbal ->
Spinning "dreidels" (whatever they may be) is not the British thing to do during the cracker season. You don't seem to make much effort to fit in, Todger.
Maybe - maybe not - but we don't make any attempt to make or force anyone adopt our customs or object to Christians doing their thing.

Of course the irony is that spinning the dreidel has been a kids game since before Victorian times across Europe and probably North America where it is commonly called "Cootie Catcher". In Manchester it was usually "Biddie Catcher" or in more polite areas "Chatterbox".
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Re: How far gone is Greasy Joe?

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I'm glad you did Pixie, that would have kept me awake tonight....
Well exactly! That's why I had to look it up and find out! I'm so glad I helped lessen the angst for you
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21-03-2021, 10:17 PM
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Re: How far gone is Greasy Joe?

Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles ->
I promised I wouldn't stick my nose in here again, but I just wanted to say that a Dreidel is a 4 sided spinning top with Hebrew letters. on it. Its played during Hanukkah. Just a fascinating bit of information I wanted to share.
Not much of a substitute for an Xmas cracker, Pixie. You can't pull it apart and watch with glee as all the little treasures come tumbling out.
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21-03-2021, 10:23 PM
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Not so sure about treasures - I thought cooties were lice or bedbugs or something?
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21-03-2021, 10:26 PM
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Re: How far gone is Greasy Joe?

Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
Maybe - maybe not - but we don't make any attempt to make or force anyone adopt our customs or object to Christians doing their thing.
You don't have to be a Christian to pull a cracker, Todger. Although it does help when the cracker is also a Christian.
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Not so sure about treasures - I thought cooties were lice or bedbugs or something?
I THINK that the yanks call the cootie catchers and us biddy catchers because they're often played with a folded bit of paper that you --- oh have a look here

https://jewniorclub.com/dreidels-and-fingers/. There's many variations.
 
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