A PDA For Ya

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?

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.

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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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