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#142460 - 04/25/05 07:22 PM Bubba Maisa
inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: New York City	X-Thread From Yiddish, a local (New York City) loan word, in certain circles: More or less literally: "Granny Fact" "Old Wives Tale" In the Hebrew, or, perhaps, Aramaic, of the Talmud, a "Maisa" is a deed. One asks for "Halacha L'maisa," or "The Law in application" that is, what you actually do. It can also be used to mean fact. Someone tells you something astonishing and you say "L'maisa?" or "Really?"
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#142461 - 04/26/05 05:38 AM Re: Bubba Maisa
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13654	Someone tells you something astonishing and you say "L'maisa?" or "Really?" Indeed!
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#142462 - 04/26/05 08:01 AM Re: Bubba Maisa
dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK	...and word.
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#142463 - 04/27/05 04:14 PM Re: Bubba Maisa
inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: New York City	...and fact.
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