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  • Part of the issue is that “centrist” Dems were willing to cooperate with the gang of 14 mishugas and the “liberal” media happily broadcasts GOP talking points.

    Matthew Yglesias » Answering the Shelby Shakedown 2010

  • They do take a theatrical approach to most issues and oddly aside from the quizickle look from the Hassids, the bigger issue is the 20 car flotilla of police vehicles, wasting valuable city resources, looking for any opportunity to beat down the mishugas of a handful of creative caring cycling folks.

    The Weird World of Bike Advocacy: Mourning Becomes Electrolux BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Suddenly I was thrown into such a whirlwind of mishugas that it's difficult to explain in a thousand words.

    InterfaithFamily.com 2008

  • Today, as mature adults, such persons have been heard to comment tolerantly, "Chacun à son mishugas [` wackiness ']" or to exclaim critically, "Quel chutzpa [chutspe ` gall ']!" or to inquire smilingly of a new acquaintance, "Qu'est-ce que c'est dayn chazer'she [` your filthy '-- lit., ` swinish'] business?"

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2 1983

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