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It’s once again that time of year when we talk about the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony – an actual ceremony, held in Massachusetts, that celebrates the head-scratching scientific discoveries that are ignored by the so-called “Nobel Prize Committee”, because they did not get into the business to be entertaining.

My Compliments To The Chef

Welcome back to “How Should I Know?” – the column that always seems to know the wrong thing to say.

Well, do we have some ideas for you!  They’re bad ideas, of course, but that’s what makes them perfect for you. 

People often ask me, “Mordechai, you clearly don’t make a lot of money.  How do you save money on simchas?” And to that I answer, “By being anti-social,” and I hope they take a hint. 

Perhaps you’re someone who’s lived your whole life having other people set up menorahs for you, and now you’ve finally moved out and are wondering how to set one up on your own.  I mean, does it go right side up, or what?

I’ve noticed that Shabbos is very different when you’re a newly-married couple than it is when, like me, you’re…  Um… past the point of being newly-married.  At least as far as having guests.