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eppur_se_muova

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12. My Dad used to use that phrase. When I came home from college, I decided to call him on it ...

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2022, 06:40 PM

Oct 2022

the next time I heard him use it.

He never used it again for the rest of his life, without my saying anything. Never asked him about it. I sometimes wonder what the story behind that was. (Why he quit, not why he used it. His father was the obvious explanation.)

(When I was a little kid, I actually thought he was saying "chew him down on the price", which sort of made sense. It wasn't until I was better read that I understood the real phrase.)

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No, saying that someone "Jewed you down" is not a compliment [View all] Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 OP

Years ago, I severely corrected a friend who used a variation on "Jew you down." no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #1

I'm not a bit surprised Orrex Oct 2022 #2

Michelle is a stealth candidate? delisen Oct 2022 #3

WTF does that even mean. nycbos Oct 2022 #4

Bargained for a lower price I believe. Native Oct 2022 #5

I have heard it more than a few times. Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 #7

Ugh nycbos Oct 2022 #8

When you live on the East Coast you never hear that. marybourg Oct 2022 #18

I live in the NYC burbs Danmel Oct 2022 #22

Well, then I guess things have changed, for the worse. marybourg Oct 2022 #23

I despise that phrase!!!! Scottie Mom Oct 2022 #6

There's plenty of other words: Haggle, Bargain, Wheedle. maxsolomon Oct 2022 #9

the houseplant, Wandering Jew IcyPeas Oct 2022 #10

I have been pulling out this variety from my vinca ground cover for years Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #13

There is a famous(?) SF novel that features the Wandering Jew as an actual character. eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #15

There is a dark humor about "A Canticle for Leibowitz" Zorro Oct 2022 #19

Had a guy in the Army ask for a loan until payday. I refused. He hurled "JEW!" at me. Aristus Oct 2022 #11

My Dad used to use that phrase. When I came home from college, I decided to call him on it ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #12

thank you Skittles Oct 2022 #14

I heard the phrase occasionally when I lived in the Northeast. Now, living in a rural TN county, 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #16

Then there is Hip Hip Hooray. spike jones Oct 2022 #17

Disgusting phrase. Evidence of a substandard upbringing. Paladin Oct 2022 #20

One-third of our country is evidence of a substandard upbringing. Aristus Oct 2022 #21

My mother would correct the person: "Scotched you down!" raging moderate Oct 2022 #24

I (and my Scots heritage) admire your mother's correction. (nt) Paladin Oct 2022 #25

Good grief! More like third-generation racist bigot!! Coventina Oct 2022 #26