Blessing Way
n.— «Anyway, I’m into doing/creating women’s ritual. I led my first Jewish “Blessing Way” ceremony on Sunday (a ritual for preparing a woman for birth popular among homebirthers and traditional cultures).» —“Re:Israel, new subscribers, etc.” by Adina Lebowitz Usenet: shamash.bridges Nov. 16, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
When Tony from Fort Worth, Texas, ordered chicken fajitas at a restaurant, the server replied Perfect! He’s pretty confident that his order was hardly outstanding, much less perfect. He’s noticed that the response Perfect! doesn’t literally mean...
Among the proverbs in Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations (Amazon): If you drop gold and books, pick up the books first, then the gold. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Who Is Just Carrying Around Gold, Anyway?” Here’s a...