[Nimue] Common bond??

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Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8142 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 - 7:26 pm:        What is common and peculiar to Jews and labor unions? (Have ye no drede: this puzzle has no potential to offend anyone.) Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5043 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 - 11:54 pm:        Hm. Being Jewish and with a historical bent, I oughta know this one, but I don't... Anything to do with the historical association of both? Political views? Thoughts? Actions? Appearances? Diet? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8145 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 6:17 pm:        Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5043 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 - 11:54 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Hm. Being Jewish and with a historical bent, I oughta know this one, but I don't... Anything to do with the historical association of both?yes Political views? yopeThoughts? see next answer Actions? yesAppearances? noDiet? no Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8155 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 4:25 pm:        HINT: The common bond involves something that Jews and labor unions both take credit for. Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3168 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 5:32 pm:        inventing a concept? a process? an idea? a way of doing something? voting relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8156 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 5:40 pm:        Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3168 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2012 - 5:32 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) inventing a concept? yesa process? yopean idea? yes a way of doing something? yesish voting relevant? no Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5059 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, July 06, 2012 - 10:03 am:        Is food relevant? The weekend? Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3173 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, July 06, 2012 - 1:13 pm:        is the sabbath relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17288 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 3:57 pm:        Are Jewish stereotypes relevant? Is a certain branch of Judaism relevant? Orthodox? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8170 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 7:23 pm:        Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5059 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, July 06, 2012 - 10:03 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is food relevant? no The weekend? yes Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3173 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, July 06, 2012 - 1:13 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the sabbath relevant? yes Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17288 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 3:57 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are Jewish stereotypes relevant? no Is a certain branch of Judaism relevant? yesish Orthodox?yesish Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5067 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 4:37 am:        Do both claim credit for Saturday being added to the weekend - Jews because, hey, Xians get a day off, why can't we; and unions because a five-day work week is better than six days? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8171 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 6:15 pm:        Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 5067 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 4:37 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do both claim credit for Saturday being added to the weekend - Jews because, hey, Xians get a day off, why can't we; and unions because a five-day work week is better than six days? yesish This is close enough for me to declare a ******* SPOILER ********** The wonderful idea that people should be guaranteed frequent scheduled time off from work is something that labor unions ("the folks who gave you the weekend") and Jews (who invented the Sabbath) both take credit for. Like Sam Cooke, I don't know much about history, so I can't judge the correctness of these claims. I also can't judge how hard my new puzzle will be, but please check it out at the bottom of the page. Beachbum (Beachbum) New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 239 Registered: 2-2012 Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 5:16 pm:        Another one bites the dust. There sure a lot of puzzles on the board lately