Re: IBM Data Management Technical Conference, Las Vegas, w/c 26th October
--0-695645876-1068608634=:98297 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks for the correction. Now that you mention it I knew it was Yiddish. In any event the final result is still then same...beans. Rob Vorbroker "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.net> wrote: On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:07:43 -0500, Rob Vorbroker wrote: > and so far - bumpkis - an American expression that simply put means nothing > visible has happened. Of course I could be completely wrong but he gave the Actually the word is 'bobkis' or 'babkis' (short 'a' or 'o') (or as close as one can render it in the latin alphabet) which is a Yiddish word. It likely comes from a diminution of the polish word for beans (bobowy?). So to get bobkis is to get beans or by connotation nothing worthwhile having received. Art S. Kagel Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard --0-695645876-1068608634=:98297 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV>Thanks for the correction. Now that you mention it I knew it was Yiddish.</DIV> <DIV>In any event the final result is still then same...beans.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rob Vorbroker<BR><BR><B><I>"Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:07:43 -0500, Rob Vorbroker wrote: <SNIP><BR>> and so far - bumpkis - an American expression that simply put means nothing<BR>> visible has happened. Of course I could be completely wrong but he gave the<BR><SNIP><BR><BR>Actually the word is 'bobkis' or 'babkis' (short 'a' or 'o') (or as close as one<BR>can render it in the latin alphabet) which is a Yiddish word. It likely comes<BR>from a diminution of the polish word for beans (bobowy?). So to get bobkis is<BR>to get beans or by connotation nothing worthwhile having received.<BR><BR>Art S. Kagel</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 <br>Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 <br>www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com<p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree">Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard</a> --0-695645876-1068608634=:98297-- sending to informix-list
Rob Vorbroker wrote: > --0-695645876-1068608634=:98297 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > --0-695645876-1068608634=:98297 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > <DIV>Thanks for the correction. Now that you mention it I knew it > was Yiddish.</DIV> <DIV>In any event the final result is still then > same...beans.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV>Rob Vorbroker<BR><BR><B><I>"Art S. Kagel" > <kagel@bloomberg.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> > <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; > BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:07:43 -0500, Rob > Vorbroker wrote: <SNIP><BR>> and so far - bumpkis - an American > expression that simply put means nothing<BR>> visible has happened. Of > course I could be completely wrong but he gave Can you please stop posting frickin' HTML? > the<BR><SNIP><BR><BR>Actually the word is 'bobkis' or 'babkis' (short 'a' > or 'o') (or as close as one<BR>can render it in the latin alphabet) which > is a Yiddish word. It likely comes<BR>from a diminution of the polish word > for beans (bobowy?). So to get bobkis is<BR>to get beans or by connotation > nothing worthwhile having received.<BR><BR>Art S. > Kagel</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Rob Vorbroker Phone: > 513/336-8695 <br>Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 > <br>www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com<p><hr SIZE=1> > Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a > href="http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree">Protect your identity with > Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard</a> --0-695645876-1068608634=:98297-- sending to > informix-list -- Ciao, The Obnoxious One "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo"