Yervant1 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 AN ARMENIAN CHRISTMAS SURPRISEThe New York TimesDec 25 2013By JON MORGENSTERNDear Diary,Last week I was at J.F.K., shivering my way into a taxi, en route toPark Slope. Relieved to be heading home, I decided not to plug in myheadphones and talk to Carl, the driver, instead.I gave him my address. We talked about the weather. He asked whereI was from. Somehow we got around to my parents living in Los Angeles.Carl: "No kidding. I used to live out there. There's a big Armenianpopulation over in Glendale."Me: "Wait, you're Armenian? I'm Armenian. Well, 25 percent. My mom'slast name is Tutelian." (Armenian names typically end in "ian.")Carl: "My man!" He thrust his hand in my direction for a shake."Bakalian, that's my name."The conversation immediately steered toward all things Armenian,especially food. I mentioned that I loved lahmajun, a thin-crusted"Armenian pizza" with minced lamb and spices. Carl moaned, "Ahhhh,lahmaJUN! When was the last time you had some good lahmajun?""Not for a long while," I said."Well you're not going find it in Brooklyn," Carl declared. "Massisin Sunnyside is it. I can bring you some."Me: "Seriously?"Carl: "Yeah, seriously!"Fast forward five days. My phone rings."Come down and meet me on the corner," said the voice. "I'm ina hurry."I sprinted down and rushed over to Carl's car. The trunk is open. Hepulled out two dozen lahmajun and handed them to me."This is my Armenian Christmas gift to you," he said. "I gotta run."I could barely utter "thank you" before he got in his car and droveaway. Merry Christmas, Carl.http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/an-armenian-christmas-surprise/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Armenian "Christmas" gift in December? I don't think I understand. Seems like it was just a gift. What did Christmas have to do with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 BAH HUMBUG !! To you too. Little do those yahoos know that Real Christmas is 12 days away on Jan. 6, and in Jerusalem it is 20 days away on Jan. 13. Uh! Oh! or was it Jan. 19 ?Sip, from now on your name will be Scrooge. Scrooge McDuck, or is it Scrooge McSip?http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/BarksScrooge.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Scrooge McCheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes, here he is.https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHNJEbi1atevOrAtXvVspLVsd3TglvPTmA7WDStORJDJwu4WBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 This year the theme was meats apparently ... visited inlaws in Texas and man oh man ... I haven't had that much meat in my life in such a short period of time ever And I thought Armenians were in love with their meats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onjig Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Lahmajun, In los Angles, the best lahmajun was at Partamian Bakery! Few years back I was in LA and went by Partamian, we had gone there for years. This sev asked me what I wanted, I said 1th some Armenian olives. He says " they are Moroccan olives. I looked around for someone, I would rather he not handle my lahmajun. There seemed to be no one there. Later a few days I talked to cousin Harold, I asked " what's with Partamian's. He said: Leon died, he gave the bakery to some of the Mexicans that worked for him ,isn't that neat?" I thought: No! it's indecent! This was not as if and Armenian opened a pizza place or drives a Japanese car. Do you know what I'm saying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 nothing like home Made PS. search the forum for Armenian name of Lahmajun or Arpa will be on your case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Yes, Llama Juice http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=46400&page=1&&do=findComment&comment=298589 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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