Word: mensches
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...TIME: What?s the story with so many mensch mentions these days...
...long ago, a mensch was the kind of guy your mother wanted you to marry. A devoted and kind Jewish son, no doubt, but someone with as much zing as a glass of warm, flat, seltzer. But what a difference a few pop cultural references make. Menschiness has suddenly become cool. Desperate husband Carlos on Desperate Housewives described his parole officer as one, while the term came up in an episode of the generally un-menschy ?Jake in Progress.? John Lithgow was just singing about them on Broadway in ?Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.? And a guest on Oprah even described...
...NEWMAN: It?s become hip. The definition has changed. When I wrote my first book on mensches in 1994, a lot of people didn?t even know what it meant, and if they did, they thought it meant someone was a nerd or a bore. As a dating consultant, I met women who would specifically say they didn?t want to meet a mensch...
...husband is even more of one than I am. He?s very loyal, dependable, and big-hearted. He does things for people and he doesn?t expect anything in return. He?s a CPA, and he actually enjoys it, which is a menschy thing right there. A real mensch doesn?t need to get a lot of pats on the back...
...NEWMAN: Both. But it takes takes awhile to know f you have a real mensch. A mensch will stand the test of time. You can?t know it right away. A lot of them are mensches in wolf?s clothing. Brad Pitt probably thought he was one. But he sure fooled us, and especially Jennifer. Bill Clinton is another mensch in wolf?s clothing. You can?t be a mensch on demand, it's got to be a consistent part of your character...