All I have to say to all that is... Mazel tov, Kaila!This word, shemozzle, is an entirely different word, from one that is spelled nearly the same,
but the 2 words are not meant to be confused with each other.
They have differing meanings and derivations, and this one, shemozzle, likely is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable, so they wouldn't sound as similar, as they look in spelling and printing.
What was your job there, Ruby? My sister volunteered for several months drawing blood for the Red Cross.I've had a few jobs in my lifetime that were definitely shemozzles. The worst one was at an American Red Cross office where there were so many bosses, I didn't know whose orders to follow.
I was a secretary there. Stayed away from the blood bank because I was squeamish.What was your job there, Ruby? My sister volunteered for several months drawing blood for the Red Cross.
Accurate.A Yiddish saying explains that "a schlemiel is somebody who often spills his soup and a schlimazel is the person it lands on".
I remember and when I saw AuntMarg's word today I thought of that immediately!No one remembers Laverne and Shirley:
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!