Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] That's Kvetch With a "K"
From: Gary Marklund <Gary@Marklund.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:57:45 -0700
References: <000301c38490$64c07f40$121afea9@Hausner> <3F74EB3E.8030505@hemenway.com>

On Friday September 26 2003 18:43, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> Not fair Buzz, can't find that in the dictionary. :)
> http://www.asinine.com/essays/yiddish.html
>
> Buzz Hausner wrote:
> > Or, as my grandfather would have said, slivovitz!
> >
> > 	Buzz
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Seth
> > Rosner
> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:28 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] That's Kvetch With a "K"
> >
> > Confusing two different words with two different derivations and
> > meanings.
> >
> > quetsch, as in a wondrous French plum-based clear brandy; and

Don't think it's Yiddish. Try Serbo-Croation? When in what was Yugoslavia, it 
was the plum-based clear brandy. Often homemade.
Gary
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Gary W. Marklund
Peoria, Arizona
USA

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In reply to: Message from "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> (RE: [Leica] That's Kvetch With a "K")
Message from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> (Re: [Leica] That's Kvetch With a "K")