shmatz

[Paul]

wouldn't it, in this usage, be more likely 'Schmuck'?

Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Is this what happens when Fox teleprompts an Hispanic friend with
> Yiddish?  Schmatte?  Schmutz?
>
> And should that be "takes on" or "takes one"?
>
> Joel
>
> At 2/29/2008 04:01 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> On today's _Fox & friends_, Geraldo Rivera said in reference to Jack
>> Ruby, "It only takes on  / Smatz / to change history."
>>
>>   New on me.
>>
>>   JL
>>
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