Saturday, March 12, 2011

Side by Side

10 comments:

  1. I love it! I found it very strange experiencing a full range of emotions over this photograph of, what are essentially, just two high street shops. Laughter through to poignancy.
    I hope the proprietors are mates.

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  2. It's the little things that count.....

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  3. Given the similarities between Halal and Kosher, perhaps it's some form of co-operative.

    Or at least fiar trade.

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  4. Fat lot you know, Roy!
    They each have a market niche/ customer base and are not in competition. Neither are going to take the other's trade.

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  5. Jessica Goldfinch14 March, 2011 23:40

    I'm not sure about halal, but a 'schochet' has to train for seven years to become a kosher butcher who can work independently.

    The knives have to be razor-samurai-sharp; officially to split a human hair, with no nicks.

    The process is a form of 'burial' in a way, in that there is the process of 'ka-soo-ee ha-dam' -the covering of the blood with earth and a prayer is said.

    I've been to some very good koshering houses and it is 'bloody', (killing animals is bloody I suppose), but quick. Naturally, like the abbatoir, there are not good places I assume.

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  6. I know! I know. Having spent six years at the United Synagogue/Chief Rabbi's office I picked up a tip or two.

    Just trying to raise a smile

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  7. Roy,
    When you said you were in "Security" I didn't realise you meant "Doorman".

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  8. Charlie Darwin15 March, 2011 22:51

    Roll on evolution.

    Then we can leave em both in the dark ages.

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  9. Evolution favours the fittest, not necessarily the wisest!

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  10. Does that mean we are going to evolve into a load of fitballers? No. We are clearly evolving into a load of fatballers.

    Sorry, that's off topic. Reminds me of the old story of the Jewish (am I allowed to say that?) shoemaker who did emergency work on the Pope's shoe when he chanced by. Put up a sign saying "Cobblers to the Pope". Catholic Butcher next door put up a sign saying "and balls to the Chief Rabbi".

    I know Weggis. Very old. But these young people, sometimes they haven't heard them.

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