Humor in Yiddish Phrases - "A Groiseh Knocker"

In our search for new faces and new sources of Jewish humor, we came across a series of posts by a ventriloquist who goes by the name of Dr. Allan and has a dummy named Chaim.

Here's a post with Chaim explaining the meaning of the Yiddish phrase "A Groiseh Knocker."

Actually we remember the phrase as "A Gantseh Knocker" but let's accept both in the spirit of variations in Yiddish dialects.

Enjoy!

Humor in Yiddish Phrases - A New Series - "A Goyishe Name from Ellis Island"

In our search for new faces and new sources of Jewish humor, we came across a series of posts by a ventriloquist who goes by the name of Dr. Allan and has a dummy named Chaim.

Here's a post with Chaim telling a classic story of how an immigrant arriving at Ellis Island managed to end up with a very non-Jewish name.

Enjoy!