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Subject:Re: *chutzpah From:Janice Gelb <janiceg -at- MARVIN -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:16:00 -0700
>
> > Well, sort of. A little plain chutzpah* can change the balance of power
> > though.
> >
> > * New Yorkers will need no translation. Otherwise, if you don't know the
> > word, look it up - it's a good one.
> >
> >
> I can give you the New Jersey definition of "chutzpah"
>
> Chutzpah is when you are four months behind on the rent, and chew the
> landlord out because one of the windows sticks a little when you open it.
>
In case no one has already shared this (haven't seen it yet), the
traditional definition of "chutzpah" is that it is the behavior
exhibited by someone who kills his parents and then throws himself on
the mercy of the court because he's an orphan.
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