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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« Reply #140 on: February 08, 2015, 04:47:52 am »

Dear Giovanni & Tom,
    Re-reading this reminded me of a funny thing in Israel. There is a family in Israel, whose name is spelled 'Pines', but pronounced 'Peenehs' (!).
    During WWII and the aftermath leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, one of the family was in the USA, trying to garner support for the embattled and threatened Jewish community in what is now Israel. He would be introduced as 'Pines' (like the plural of the tree) and he'd insist loudly in a thick Hebrew accent, that it was 'Peenehs' in Hebrew. This would cause great mirth, but also much embarrassment, to which he seemed oblivious. But he did raise large amounts to help us in a time of great need.  Many people would give more, to 'cover' their feelings of having shamed him, even inadvertently.
   A descendant, Guy Pines, is what passes for an Israeli TV personality, covering TV and movies from overseas; he uses the same 'shtick' in Hollywood. An Israeli with the name 'Peenehs' gets his foot in the door in the USA.
Best,
 Joey



They was sued by Bayer because they produce a medicine called Espiran.


Dear Giovanni,

Bayer also hold the trade patent for a drug called Heroin. Strange, but I never heard of them suing any dope peddlars for using the same name.  Grin

Tom
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