Nancy Friedman
@fritinancy.bsky.social
Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. “Queen of retail rabbit holes.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/
Then I spotted this ad a few minutes later.
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Then I spotted this ad a few minutes later.
When my widowed uncle began dating a non-Jewish woman whose first name began with the C-word, he simply renamed her ("Florine").
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When my widowed uncle began dating a non-Jewish woman whose first name began with the C-word, he simply renamed her ("Florine").
Day 22: Adore #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Super off-brand for this secular Jew — we weren't allowed to say “Ch*ist” in my family —but I love me some NKC.
O Come All Ye Faithful| Nat King Cole
youtu.be/ug4lQK-I3bs?...
Super off-brand for this secular Jew — we weren't allowed to say “Ch*ist” in my family —but I love me some NKC.
O Come All Ye Faithful| Nat King Cole
youtu.be/ug4lQK-I3bs?...
O Come All Ye Faithful
YouTube video by Nat King Cole - Topic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Day 22: Adore #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Super off-brand for this secular Jew — we weren't allowed to say “Ch*ist” in my family —but I love me some NKC.
O Come All Ye Faithful| Nat King Cole
youtu.be/ug4lQK-I3bs?...
Super off-brand for this secular Jew — we weren't allowed to say “Ch*ist” in my family —but I love me some NKC.
O Come All Ye Faithful| Nat King Cole
youtu.be/ug4lQK-I3bs?...
Day 21: Alive #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Well, of course:
Being Alive | Stephen Sondheim/Dean Jones and original cast of "Company"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6X...
Well, of course:
Being Alive | Stephen Sondheim/Dean Jones and original cast of "Company"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6X...
Being Alive
YouTube video by Dean Jones - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Day 21: Alive #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Well, of course:
Being Alive | Stephen Sondheim/Dean Jones and original cast of "Company"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6X...
Well, of course:
Being Alive | Stephen Sondheim/Dean Jones and original cast of "Company"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6X...
Day 20: Something #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Haven't seen this one -- the only song I'm aware of whose lyrics include the word "implacable."
Something's Gotta Give | Frank Sinatra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHT...
Haven't seen this one -- the only song I'm aware of whose lyrics include the word "implacable."
Something's Gotta Give | Frank Sinatra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHT...
Something's Gotta Give (2009 Remastered)
YouTube video by Frank Sinatra - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Day 20: Something #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Haven't seen this one -- the only song I'm aware of whose lyrics include the word "implacable."
Something's Gotta Give | Frank Sinatra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHT...
Haven't seen this one -- the only song I'm aware of whose lyrics include the word "implacable."
Something's Gotta Give | Frank Sinatra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSHT...
That should have been an exclamation mark! ‼️
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
That should have been an exclamation mark! ‼️
I was waiting for this one?
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I was waiting for this one?
I was sure you were going to wait till Day 30 for this one! ;)
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I was sure you were going to wait till Day 30 for this one! ;)
Day 20: Something
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Something to Talk About | Bonnie Raitt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58...
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Something to Talk About | Bonnie Raitt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58...
Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
YouTube video by BonnieRaittVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Day 20: Something
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Something to Talk About | Bonnie Raitt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58...
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Something to Talk About | Bonnie Raitt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ58...
Wrong-way apostrophe from Perricone.
#tistheseason
#tistheseason
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Wrong-way apostrophe from Perricone.
#tistheseason
#tistheseason
Just a bit ironic that the source is Barron's.
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just a bit ironic that the source is Barron's.
Day 19: Kid #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Haven't seen this one, and I doubt I will, so:
Chad Gadya (one little goat) | Jay Levy
Traditional Passover counting song, sung in Aramaic.
youtu.be/wnVE3pB_2Fc?...
Haven't seen this one, and I doubt I will, so:
Chad Gadya (one little goat) | Jay Levy
Traditional Passover counting song, sung in Aramaic.
youtu.be/wnVE3pB_2Fc?...
Chad Gadya (One Kid)
YouTube video by Jay Levy - Topic
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Day 19: Kid #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Haven't seen this one, and I doubt I will, so:
Chad Gadya (one little goat) | Jay Levy
Traditional Passover counting song, sung in Aramaic.
youtu.be/wnVE3pB_2Fc?...
Haven't seen this one, and I doubt I will, so:
Chad Gadya (one little goat) | Jay Levy
Traditional Passover counting song, sung in Aramaic.
youtu.be/wnVE3pB_2Fc?...
That's the song's official title. It may be better known as "Tits and Ass"; I wrote about it for @stronglang.bsky.social back in 2019:
stronglang.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/t...
stronglang.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/t...
“Tits and ass”
There had been backstage musicals before A Chorus Line opened on Broadway on July 25, 1975. But as far as I can tell, there had never been a backstage musical—or, really, any Broadway musical—that …
stronglang.wordpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
That's the song's official title. It may be better known as "Tits and Ass"; I wrote about it for @stronglang.bsky.social back in 2019:
stronglang.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/t...
stronglang.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/t...
Day 19: Kid
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Dance Ten, Looks Three | Pamela Blair
Well, dance, ten, looks, three
And I'm still on unemployment
Dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it, kid, that ain't it, kid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKD...
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Dance Ten, Looks Three | Pamela Blair
Well, dance, ten, looks, three
And I'm still on unemployment
Dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it, kid, that ain't it, kid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKD...
A Chorus Line Original (1975 Broadway Cast) - 8. Dance Ten, Looks Three
YouTube video by Musicalsongs6
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Day 19: Kid
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Dance Ten, Looks Three | Pamela Blair
Well, dance, ten, looks, three
And I'm still on unemployment
Dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it, kid, that ain't it, kid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKD...
#LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Dance Ten, Looks Three | Pamela Blair
Well, dance, ten, looks, three
And I'm still on unemployment
Dancing for my own enjoyment
That ain't it, kid, that ain't it, kid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKD...
Reposted by Nancy Friedman
The next of the Big English Dictionary #WotY2025 is Cambridge's 'parasocial'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Parasocial is named as Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year
Examples include the parasocial interest shown by fans to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The next of the Big English Dictionary #WotY2025 is Cambridge's 'parasocial'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
YouTube video by SirBasildeBrush
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM