The sad thing? I actually have the “bag of plagues” around the house somewhere…

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Shiny - But WHY!?!? Do you play special frogs and lice games? Just when I thought I understood what was going on, the bag o’ plagues show up.

What is WRONG with the Jews? Shiny? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

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Does the bag of plagues have a song as catchy as the dreidel song?

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Okay, okay. Let me do my best to tell you about what’s going on here:

* The whole notion of Passover is a “teach the story to your children” type of message. So they go through the entire story (Exodus 1-17 or so) and retell it with the use of “multimedia” — a la weird customs at the dinner table, weird foods to eat, etc.

The Ten Plagues are made into a fun-filled (and plush!) experience for the kids. After all — what kid doesn’t want a soft drop of blood, toy lice, a cuddly little boil or a pet hailstone? I give mad props for not censoring out (as much of) the Biblical stuff that’s fun and gorey.

* @ Avi — there is a fun song about Pharaoh waking up one morning with frogs covering his body. My brother’s kids learned it early on. I only wish there was another song about Pharaoh waking up covered in boils and sores. Something for Jewish nursery schools to embrace…

* @ Absurdist — there’s a hell of a lot more wrong with us than the plagues thing, believe me. Some of us are still buying retail. The shame!

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jester, are you giving these away as a prize for some upcoming contest? do i need to brush up on this kinda stuff?

shiny, i just love you. for so many reasons!

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Absurdist - I don’t know what’s WRONG with them, but I do know they make a MEAN reuben sandwich.

Avitable - Weeeeeee’re OFF to see the Pharaoh and hope he’s not covered in boils; the frogs and lice and blood and hail remind us of all of our toils….

Shiny - I’m going to ask ginamonster to make me a cuddly boil.

Hello - I almost bought them, may still. Maybe we should have a new feature here at Jestertunes, “Ask A Jew.” Shiny could be our resident smart-ass expert.

Oy vey

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I’ve decided to assist you in all things Jewish with this cute illustration I found on the web, enhanced with my annotations from the Passover story:

(And since I can’t embed images, you can see it here: http://www.shinystakeout.com/images/88177a.gif)

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“the cap in the first born’s ass” was too much. i might have hurt myself laughing. although i want the wild beast. and the hail. hehe

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Shiny, that is just fucking WRONG. Just wrong.

Where can I get one for my Seder that I am going to?

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EEW! A plush boil! Let me figure out how best to depict that without grossing me out like the one in the picture did.

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The toy plagues are to distract the kids from the fact that they’re getting raw horseradish and parsley for dinner.

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Can I be Shiny’s shiksa sidekick? I’ve got lots of experience having dated two Jews and logged 5+ years with them combined.

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othurme - indeed.

Shiny - Hysterical. The plushies are that much funnier.

hello - Send me the boil and the blood.

Absurdist - Good luck with that shopping trip.

ginamonster - You’re talented… I’m sure you’ll figure it out!

Gwen - Remind me not to have dinner at your place. I’m sure Shiny can use all the shiksa’s he can get.

I would never serve that - it’s part of the ritual of Passover dinner - bitter herbs to remember the hardship of being Jewish and all. No, at my house you’d get a pork loin wrapped in bacon.

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gwen - I occasionally eat bacon, but that’s it for the pork. I just can’t eat it. Blech.