Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Schlep Less


This is not only my first piece of US junkmail. 
I'm also pretty sure it's the first piece of junkmail I've received with a Yiddish headline.


For those who don't get down with Yiddish:


Schlep

  [shlep]  Show IPAverb, schlepped, schlep·ping, noun Slang .
–verb (used with object)
1.
to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schleppedfrom store to store all day.


(with thanks to dictionary.com)

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