tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post9180708315295365444..comments2024-01-11T04:21:42.550+02:00Comments on EVERYWHERE: A Tale of Three Doobis.יובל בן-עמי Yuval Ben-Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990566978902353143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-50474361311628699742008-06-05T00:56:00.000+03:002008-06-05T00:56:00.000+03:00Winnie is everyone's favorite, and for good reason...Winnie is everyone's favorite, and for good reason, which is why I allow two. I have a weakness for Kolargol, an originally French bear who used to have brief cameos on Israeli children's shows. Kolargol's dream, to those who are scratching their heads, was to be a famous opera singer. Unfortunately, he had a terrible singing voice. I always appreciate the broken dreams motif in storytelling, especially when the audience is 4-6 year olds, so this is one reason I like Kolargol. The other reason is the brilliant casting of Tzipi Shavit as the voice of the atonal bear in the Israeli dubbed version. What is it about loud, shrill, bone piercing voices that appeal so much to young children. I was sure that annoying woman had disappeared from sight (and sound) never to return, and yet one recent evening I was walking past the TV when the familiar voice made me cringe. Apparently she is hosting some kind of reality show where a bunch of fat bastards compete for who is the fattest bastard, or something like that. Too bad she couldn't get "Le roi des oiseaux" to give her a magic whistle like Kolargol's.lazy_nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471929502858706574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-46961110018535758362008-06-04T22:22:00.000+03:002008-06-04T22:22:00.000+03:00I know I'm way off topic here, but you've just mad...I know I'm way off topic here, but you've just made me go back to that night/morning in Natbag. when Macedonia was an adventure waiting to happen and you were looking for a cigarette pack for your girl… :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-33018820106621671452008-06-04T17:25:00.000+03:002008-06-04T17:25:00.000+03:00Avital, Such a surprise! i'm definitely coming to ...Avital, Such a surprise! i'm definitely coming to visit you there soon.<BR/><BR/>Gilli, we settled our doobi differences last night. That's a calming thought.<BR/><BR/>Helen, tu as raison. He used to be a Winnie the Pooh, but doesn't look much like one anymore. Hamoodi means cutie, but it can also be an Arabic or Persian name, a nickname for Muhammad. (in this case this is purely coincidental. this isn't one of my political posts)<BR/><BR/>And you, Lazy N. Such difficult questions you ask. Peddington is of course up there, as is Winnie the Pooh (in the ernest Sheperd renderings, rather than disney version). I'm already up to two but I won't be honest unless I add Shoobi Doobi, that Israeli Winnie the Pooh ripoff that was so much a part of my childhood. Shoobi Doobi was the hero of skits on some radio show. I'll add that the skit writer was a dentist, just for ya'll's trivia fun.יובל בן-עמי Yuval Ben-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990566978902353143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-184615074915443702008-06-04T13:26:00.000+03:002008-06-04T13:26:00.000+03:00Hi YuvalDo you remember 5th grade? I do. I came ac...Hi Yuval<BR/>Do you remember 5th grade? I do. I came across a piece you wrote for the Achbar website no too long ago and it brought back a wave of elementary school memories. You turned me on to Pink Floyd, and though that's not really my scene anymore, I am forever in your debt. Everything else sucked in elementary school, and all other schools as well. If you ever come by the ma'arechet at Shocken street, stop by and say hi if you want. I'll be the one chained to a desk on the second floor at the Haaretz.com website office. <BR/>Avital from JDSavitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860347215006808075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-89325324116491235942008-06-04T02:28:00.000+03:002008-06-04T02:28:00.000+03:00Surely Doobi Hamoodi is actually Winnie the Pooh? ...Surely Doobi Hamoodi is actually Winnie the Pooh? What/Who's Hamoodi?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751671700829656872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-8046744678083710492008-06-04T00:06:00.000+03:002008-06-04T00:06:00.000+03:00OK slightly off topic but, who is your favorite fi...OK slightly off topic but, who is your favorite fictional doobi? I realize the list is long so you can chose two.lazy_nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471929502858706574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370424186605767972.post-67269084938988337262008-06-03T17:07:00.000+03:002008-06-03T17:07:00.000+03:00Yuval – Ta-ase li doobie… I think your girl is imp...Yuval – Ta-ase li doobie… I think your girl is implying that she wants a new doobie that will symbolize this new era of your lives. Can’t you hear the cry for help? And as for Gefilte, I believe it is not safe. No matter how she pretends to love him, he caries the mark of kain in his forehead and sooner or later (and take my word here…) gefilte will burn! I would give it away to a nephew or to a certain sexy bartender in Jerusalem ASAP (that is if you ever want to see him again). Until then keep your girl away from matches and tell her I say hi.<BR/>GilliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com