January Word of the Month

‘Forget about it’ is like if you agree with someone, you know, like Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass, ‘forget about it.’ But then, if you disagree, like a Lincoln is better than a Cadillac? ‘Forget about it!’ You know? But then, it’s also like if something’s the greatest thing in the world, like mingia those peppers, ‘forget about it.’ But it’s also like saying ‘Go to hell!’ too. Like, you know, like ‘Hey Paulie, you got a one inch pecker?’ and Paulie says ‘Forget about it!’ Sometimes it just means, ‘forget about it.’

-Johnny Depp

in the 1997 film Donnie Brasco

January word of the Month:

Fuggedaboudit

"Nonstandard. contraction of forget about it (used especially to emphasize improbability, and often used as an interjection): If you think you're getting more money, fuggedaboutit!"

HBO ran the entire Sopranos series last week.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the show's debut.

In my humble opinion,The Sopranos was the best television show I ever watched.

The character development was meticulous, the stories were captivating and the writers captured a snapshot of what life really looks like,albeit from a very specific North Jersey point of view.

I remember when the show was first airing.

I was doing a lot of business with some West Coast based firms.

They would ask" how much of this stuff is real life".

My answer was simple " fuggedaboudit!"

From Goodfellows to Donnie Brasco to The Sopramos, this phrase is the quintessential answer to many of life's greatest questions.

It can be used in response to many different queries as explained by Johnnie Depp in Donnie Brasco.

For me, it's even more than that.

It's an attitude.

When I get miffed about something I remind myself ......

Fuggedaboudit.

When something goes awry,once again I say....

Fuggedaboudit.

When someone offers up a gratitude for something I may have done I reply............

Fuggedaboudit

And when words alone fall short when I am trying to describe something, the only response I have is....

Fuggedaboudit.

I spent a good part of my adult life working in and around this environment.

It was a very special ,formative time for me. The only way for me to describe it is................

Fuggedaboudit!

Shabbat Shalom!