A PDA For Ya - Page 2

JWBear · 10-30-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I think the appropriate electronic device for this thead is the Yenta.

OMG! What a perfect name for a PDA!!! I'd buy one just for the name alone!

Kevy Baby · 10-30-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I think the appropriate electronic device for this thread is the Yenta.

Your Espionage Network and Training Academy?

innerSpaceman · 10-30-2008, 12:33 PM

No, actually it's a misnomer, because a Yenta is not a matchmaker, but I guess the real Yiddish word for that is not as catchy.

It's a REAL device, but I guess didn't catch on. You enter all kinds of personal information and also information on what type of person you are looking for as a romantic interest. When you are in the vicinity of someone else who has a Yenta - and either you match their programmed desires or vice-versa, the device alerts you and displays the other person's information for you.

Electronic Matchmaker in Real Time.

I wanted one.

But, 'natch, unless a Whole Buncha people get one, it's useless. Maybe a future iPhone app???

(I think the device was a minor plot point in the movie Shortbus)

Moonliner · 10-30-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No, actually it's a misnomer, because a Yenta is not a matchmaker, but I guess the real Yiddish word for that is not as catchy.

It's a REAL device, but I guess didn't catch on. You enter all kinds of personal information and also information on what type of person you are looking for as a romantic interest. When you are in the vicinity of someone else who has a Yenta - and either you match their programmed desires or vice-versa, the device alerts you and displays the other person's information for you.

I thought that was the purpose of brightkite?

innerSpaceman · 10-30-2008, 01:15 PM

Nah. Brightkite is for meetups.

Yenta is for fixups.

(And if brightkite was even useful for meeting new people, I'd use it. But it's not.)

Ghoulish Delight · 10-30-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No, actually it's a misnomer, because a Yenta is not a matchmaker, but I guess the real Yiddish word for that is not as catchy.

The actual Yiddish definition of a Yenta is a gossiper or busybody. Blame Fiddler for its mutation into meaning matchmaker. The matchmaker character's was cleverly named Yenta.

Shadchen is the actual Yiddish word for matchmaker.

Chernabog · 10-30-2008, 01:49 PM

All you PDA types, gey kaken afn yam!

Oh... wait

Isaac · 10-30-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

All you PDA types, gey kaken afn yam!

Oh... wait

Hehehe. We can't ALL sneak into the restroom

BarTopDancer · 10-30-2008, 02:11 PM

From Public Displays of Affection to phones to discussions about Yiddish.

Awesome.

Oh and the MQ sucks.

Kevy Baby · 10-30-2008, 02:28 PM

I'm guessing no one caught my Get Smart reference.

10-30-2008, 12:33 PM	#13
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	No, actually it's a misnomer, because a Yenta is not a matchmaker, but I guess the real Yiddish word for that is not as catchy. It's a REAL device, but I guess didn't catch on. You enter all kinds of personal information and also information on what type of person you are looking for as a romantic interest. When you are in the vicinity of someone else who has a Yenta - and either you match their programmed desires or vice-versa, the device alerts you and displays the other person's information for you. Electronic Matchmaker in Real Time. I wanted one. But, 'natch, unless a Whole Buncha people get one, it's useless. Maybe a future iPhone app??? (I think the device was a minor plot point in the movie Shortbus)
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10-30-2008, 01:15 PM	#15
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Nah. Brightkite is for meetups. Yenta is for fixups. (And if brightkite was even useful for meeting new people, I'd use it. But it's not.)
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	All you PDA types, gey kaken afn yam! Oh... wait __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	From Public Displays of Affection to phones to discussions about Yiddish. Awesome. Oh and the MQ sucks. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I'm guessing no one caught my Get Smart reference. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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