Jews(dard)

[Richard Brittain]

Behold, this day I set forth a blessing and a curse.

[Gavin Chipper]

The problem with the word "Jew" is that it has at least two distinct meanings. People make fun of religion but then they stop at Jews because they think they are being racist - they don't seem to realise that giving two concepts the same word doesn't make them the same thing! Anyway, which Jews are you on about?

[Alec Rivers]

None of the above. Stereotyping serves me no purpose. There are brilliant Jews, there are twattish Jews. There are brilliant Christians, there are twattish Christians. Just as there are brilliant whites and twattish whites, brilliant blacks and twattish blacks, brilliant Frenchmen and twattish Frenchmen, brilliant Brazillians and twattish Brazillians, ad infinitum.

[Richard Brittain]

The problem with the word "Jew" is that it has at least two distinct meanings. People make fun of religion but then they stop at Jews because they think they are being racist - they don't seem to realise that giving two concepts the same word doesn't make them the same thing! Anyway, which Jews are you on about?

The proclaimed sons of Abraham.

None of the above. Stereotyping serves me no purpose. There are brilliant Jews, there are twattish Jews. There are brilliant Christians, there are twattish Christians. Just as there are brilliant whites and twattish whites, brilliant blacks and twattish blacks, brilliant Frenchmen and twattish Frenchmen, brilliant Brazillians and twattish Brazillians, ad infinitum.

You don't know any Jews.

[Davy Affleck]

there are brilliant Brazillians and twattish Brazillians, .

Not another double entendre thread?

[Alec Rivers]

... There are brilliant Jews, there are twattish Jews. ...

You don't know any Jews.

My great-grandparents on my mother's side were Jewish.
David Baddiel - brilliant
Simon Cowell - twattish
Scarlett Johansson - brilliant
Alan Sugar - twattish
etc.

[Alec Rivers]

there are brilliant Brazillians and twattish Brazillians

Not another double entendre thread?

lol. Not meant to be; I just liked the alliteration 'brilliant Brazillian'.

[Sue Sanders]

I like Maureen Lipman and I like the plays of her late husband, Jack Rosenthal.
I like the song in 'Spamalot' saying you can't make a musical if you don't have Jews
Likethe dishes on a Harvester menu, there wasn't really an option in the poll I fancied.
Not even a side order of lox (on a bagel).

[Kai Laddiman]

brilliant Frenchmen

Perhaps explain a bit more?

[Sue Sanders]

brilliant Frenchmen

Perhaps explain a bit more?

Sorry to get all serious on yo ass - but....Louis Braille.

[Jon O'Neill]

brilliant Frenchmen

Perhaps explain a bit more?

Sorry to get all serious on yo ass - but....Louis Braille.

Louis Pasteur
Marie Curie
Thierry Henry

[Paul Howe]

Not to mention Armand Jammot and Inspector Gadget.

[Alec Rivers]

brilliant Frenchmen

Perhaps explain a bit more?

Arsène Wenger.

[Jennifer Turner]

The problem with the word "Jew" is that it has at least two distinct meanings. People make fun of religion but then they stop at Jews because they think they are being racist - they don't seem to realise that giving two concepts the same word doesn't make them the same thing!

Religious jews tend to be very keen on promoting this blurring of the two meanings, quelle surprise. And the religion is utterly bonkers. If you don't know about the tenets and practices of judaism, check out http://www.jewfaq.org/. Seriously... MASSIVE REALITY FAIL.

[Lesley Hines]

Marie Curie

Polish?

[Jon O'Neill]

Marie Curie

Polish?

Ah yes. She became a French citizen later. Cool.

[Marc Meakin]

Marie Curie

Polish?

Mr Sheen

[Jon O'Neill]

Marie Curie

Polish?

Mr Sheen

Do you ever stop?

[Lesley Hines]

Can't tick any of the above as I don't really think that about any of them. Surely they're as diverse as any other ethnic / religious / etc. group? I shared a flat with an Israeli lad at uni - he was pretty cool and taught me to swear in Hebrew. He also made great coffee, and mashed eggs and avocado on toast. Can we have an option for that please?

[Sue Sanders]

Can't tick any of the above as I don't really think that about any of them. Surely they're as diverse as any other ethnic / religious / etc. group? I shared a flat with an Israeli lad at uni - he was pretty cool and taught me to swear in Hebrew. He also made great coffee, and mashed eggs and avocado on toast. Can we have an option for that please?

Yeah, my vote is with eggs and avocado on toast (was it with cumin and mayo?) - and I've got some avocados about to enter their 20 min ripe period about....now.....

Laters!

[Jon Corby]

Religious jews tend to be very keen on promoting this blurring of the two meanings, quelle surprise. And the religion is utterly bonkers. If you don't know about the tenets and practices of judaism, check out http://www.jewfaq.org/. Seriously... MASSIVE REALITY FAIL.

Spot the superfluous "the". It's a bit like that "Paris in the the spring" triangle. But not really.

[Martin Smith]

Any ethnicity that's given us Einstein, Freud, Dylan, Larry David and Howard Wolowitz among others, despite spending almost their entire history as someone else's punchbag, has to be doing something right.

[Marc Meakin]

Any ethnicity that's given us Einstein, Freud, Dylan, Larry David and Howard Wolowitz among others, despite spending almost their entire history as someone else's punchbag, has to be doing something right.

Yeah but they killed Jesus and sank the Titanic

[Alec Rivers]

Any ethnicity that's given us Einstein, Freud, Dylan, Larry David and Howard Wolowitz among others, despite spending almost their entire history as someone else's punchbag, has to be doing something right.

Yeah but they killed Jesus and sank the Titanic

Like I said: a mix of the brilliant and the twattish, as with every other ethnicity, culture and demographic.

[Davy Affleck]

Any ethnicity that's given us Einstein, Freud, Dylan, Larry David and Howard Wolowitz among others, despite spending almost their entire history as someone else's punchbag, has to be doing something right.

Yeah but they killed Jesus and sank the Titanic

The iceberg came from Tel Aviv?

[Marc Meakin]

Iceberg, Goldberg, its all the same

[Charlie Reams]

Marie Curie

Polish?

Mr Sheen

Derek Hazell is funnier than you and I don't say that lightly.

[Julie T]

I certainly haven't voted.

I'm torn between feeling shocked that a poll and thread like this has been allowed to continue without being deleted, and feeling pleased that most posts on it have been more or less about what an idiotic idea it is to vote on what we think about jews.

It's inane to make sweeping judgements on groups of people by race/colour/creed/etc.

Heck, Richard!

[Jon O'Neill]

I certainly haven't voted.

I'm torn between feeling shocked that a poll and thread like this has been allowed to continue without being deleted, and feeling pleased that most posts on it have been more or less about what an idiotic idea it is to vote on what we think about jews.

It's inane to make sweeping judgements on groups of people by race/colour/creed/etc.

Heck, Richard!

* No Jews were offended in the making of this poll.

[Charlie Reams]

[Gavin Chipper]

Sieg Heil! Oh hang on...