[Lexicog] Joe the Plumber and the Law of Synonyms

[Hayim Sheynin]

Fritz,

This is very funny. By the way, there is not a kernel of truth in the
joke, at liest in relation to Jewish
guys. I herd several times, as American ladies checked the heads of
their Jewish lovers for horns.
Can you believe this? Probably they saw some sculptures by
Michelangelo or Houdon. You know that
Moses' horns are a consequence of a wrong translation of verses Exodus
34:29,30,35 in Catholic bibles.
Instead "the skin of Moses' face was radiant", they translated that
Moses had horns.

Good laugh,
Hayim

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Fritz Goerling <Fritz_Goerling at sil.org> wrote:
> Wayne,
>
>
>
> Talking about "synonyms", others equate Bubba with Southerner. Witness the
> following joke:
>
>
>
> A single fellow, desperate to get married, is sitting in an aeroplane. He
> prays to God to give
>
> him  a wife. He is so frustrated, he asks God for a wife the same day,
> instantly, right now.
>
> When he says "Amen" and opens his eyes, a BEAUTIFUL lady approaches his seat
> asking
>
> whether she could sit next to him. The guy enthusiastically says "Of
> course!" He can't
>
> believe it. This must be an instant answer to his prayer. So, emboldened he
> starts a conversation,
>
> and after the initial small talk he asks the lady what she is doing for a
> living. She says she is
>
> journalist.
>
> "Wow," he says, "what kind of journalist are you?" She replies "I am doing
> research for a magazine."
>
> "How interesting," he replies, "what kind of research are you doing?" She
> says "I am interviewing
>
> American women to find out what kind of men they prefer." Now the guy
> becomes excited, "Tell me
>
> more. What kind of men DO they prefer?" She says "So far I found that they
> especially like three kind
>
> of men." The guy blurts out: "Which kind of men?" She says: "Basically there
> are three kinds of
>
> men, in the following order. First of all, they like native Americans."
> "What?" says the guy, "Why?"
>
> The lady says: "It is because native Americans are rugged, outdoors men and
> they have something
>
> mysterious about them." "If that's what it is," says the guy slightly
> depressed, "then what kind of man
>
> comes next?" The lady replies: "American women like Jewish men." "Now why is
> that?" asks the guy.
>
> The lady responds: "Jewish men are intelligent and successful." The guy is
> now even more depressed.
>
> But he asks once more "Which men come in third place?" The lady replies:
> "Southerners."
>
> "Now why in the world is that?" asks the guy. The lady explains: "Southern
> gentlemen are courteous
>
> to ladies, they open the car door for them, they let them enter the
> restaurant first. They are just polite.
>
> That is what American women like." Now the guy is totally depressed. For a
> while he does not say
>
> anything.
>
> After a few minutes he musters up his courage to ask the lady "What is your
> name?" The lady tells him
>
> her name. Then she asks "And what is your name?" He answers: "My name is
> Sitting Bull Finkelstein -
>
> and my friends call me Bubba."
>
>
>
> Fritz
>
>
>
>
>
> I believe that Joe the Plumber is not a synonym for Joe Sixpack (or the even
> more generic John Doe). Joe the Plumber, as used by John McCain, is meant to
> refer to someone who is a small businessman.  Joe Sixpack is usually not a
> small businessman. He is the "average Joe" who is fairly conservative
> culturally, typically doesn't have a secondary (post-high school) education,
> and dislikes the "Eastern Elite" and "liberal press". I *think* Joe Sixpack
> is a synonym with Bubba.
>
>
>
> Wayne Leman
>
> 

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