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On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:58:20 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 04:51:42 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
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>>On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:19:15 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:00:08 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Yep, Jewish Christmas meal is Chinese food is a stereotype. I have to
>>>>trust the movies for that because I have always had a home cooked
>>>>Christmas dinner and have never been by a Chinese restaurant on Christmas.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> that's when they sell tons of shrimp and pork.
>>>>
>>>>I don't doubt it. There was an A&W across from my high school. The
>>>>Jewish kids would order the burgers with cheese and bacon, the stuff
>>>>they never got at home.
>>>>
>>>
>>>At most, here in the US, maybe 155-20% of Jews keep kosher, so
>>>anecdotes like this are pretty useless...and basically bullshit.

>>
>>I don't know, but I can imagine that in the 50s (Sheldon's frame of
>>reference) and on a Jewish religious holiday, the chance of a Jewish
>>person eating kosher is bigger than normal.

>
>Sheldon is a lying asshole. You should know that.


Yes, when Sheldon says something, that's a strong indication that the
opposite is true.

>Sheldon almost never
>says anything factual about Jews. Frankly, he doesn't know much about
>the religion or its practices and traditions.
>
>An observant Jew who keeps kosher is not likely to break kashruth this
>way- either in a Chinese restaurant for a Christian holiday, or for
>"fun" mixing dairy and meat products or similar. Anyone who does that
>is not keeping kosher.
>
>Now then, there are a lot of Jews who simply do not observe dietary
>laws and who pretty much eat whatever and whenever they please.
>TWIAVBP and Jews run the gamut from very religious to atheists.


Yes.