Re: Accomplished

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That's nice. We don't hear enough these days about the accomplishments of white men. But what's the "traithlon"? Is that a track-and-field event for traitors?


Posted by: politicalfootball | Link to this comment | 06-18-07 7:42 AM
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Triathlon: the new trophy bride.


Posted by: will | Link to this comment | 06-18-07 7:44 AM
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Seconding politicalfootball, what's traithlete?


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 06-18-07 9:13 AM
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In Lur that's how they spell it.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 06-18-07 9:57 AM
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The traithlete is an anglicization of the treiflete, who in shtetl days would compete against neighboring villages to see which pious Jew could eat the most pork.


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 06-18-07 10:52 AM
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