Monday, August 6, 2007

Apples to Apples



We think we have to
know it all.
We think we have to
say it all.
We think that we have to
be smart.
Entertaining.
Knowledgable.
Infallible.

But sometimes,
all it takes to draw someone
towards yiddishkeit
is an awesome game of
Apple to Apples.

:)

11 comments:

David_on_the_Lake said...

welcome back..
So true..especially in this day and age...when mashgichim are learning to get down on the floor with their students..
Any path that leads to the heart..just take it..

the dreamer said...

thanks.
that was quick!
i just posted...

i don't think it's true that ANY path to the heart is correct, but there are many ways to one goal...
just some are straighter than others...

Shmuel said...

Glad to have you back, Dreamer.
But to be honest, I don't know what apple to apples is.
And I agree: I don't think ANY path works; one shouldn't lower his own standards just to be able to connect. Sacrificing religious integrity can be very dangerous...

Anonymous said...

thanks, JM.
here's a demo - http://www.otb-games.com/demo.html

exactly the point i was trying to make...

Anonymous said...

sorry - http://www.otb-games.com/demo/index.html

Scraps said...

I love that game. :)

Shmuel said...

The link isn't working...

C said...

My Nadoff grandmother bought the game a few years back, but I never learned how to play.

Then when I was home for Pesach, my parents had the Jewish version. I had to convince the younger siblings to play ;)

Great fun!

Truth is... show someone that you know how to have a good time and they are attracted to your way of life.

Rebecca said...

Cool post. Is this based on personal experience?

the dreamer said...

scraps - me too.
'specially when you have someone with a great sense of humor playing...

jewmaican - try it again
http://www.otb-games.com/demo/index.html

chaya - for sure. that was the point.

rebecca - yup, it is. a recent one. :)

Bas~Melech said...

I've also never played Apples to Apples.
But I'm with your point.
People get more positive feelings from being appreciated than from losing debates.