VLVL The Pisk Sisters--JAPs?

[Dave Monroe]

And I assure subscribers that there really are some
aspects of American daily life and/or popular culture
which are apparently not quite so well understood
worldwide.  Something we have to be reminded of from
time to time.  Always find these moments interesting. 
Yeah, I take everything below for granted as well,
but, again, that's what we're all here for, to work
such things out.  Dammit, have a really good
cultural-historical take on Tupperware somewhere, but
...

http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/home

For danish pastry, see here, e.g. ...

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/danishc2.htm

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/danishfi.htm

And for the "jewfro," think, e.g., Gabe "Mr. Kotter"
Kaplan ...

--- davemarc <davemarc at panix.com> wrote:
>  
> The Jewish Afro (or Jewfro) is not associated with
> African-Americans, except by analogy. It is a style
> commonly associated with curly-haired Jewish
> people who let their hair grow out. It's a familiar
> term in the New York area.

[...]

> Tupperware parties were a mainstream phenomenon.
> Tupperware products are hardly associated with the
> rich and privileged. They were certainly seen in
> middle class households.

[...]
 
> Regarding Danish, I assure subscribers that they're
> not a pastry associated with the wealthy. As I said,
> they're more on a level with donuts....

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