TITLE: "Be Careful What You Wish For" The end of the phrase is: "You might get it." This was the foundation for the later development of "The Law of Unintended Consequences."
"� shortly after 7:00 am �" Actually the plane came overhead at 7:06 am which means things really were back to normal - it was late.
"� Ben Gurion Airport �" This is the major international airport in Israel; and the only long-distance international airport.
"� no walk in the Negev, either �" A pun on the idiom "no walk in the park." The Negev desert covers most of Israel as this map indicates:
"� whistling Hava Negila �" A pun on the idiom "not just whistling Dixie." Hava Negila is a traditional Hebrew song.
"� wait for matzo to rise �" Matzo is unleavened bread - eaten by Jews during the period of Passover which celebrates the escape from Egypt led by Moses. Matzo, because it does not contain yeast, cannot rise.
Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:
Back in Business
(AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
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A pun on the idiom "no walk in the park." The Negev desert covers most of Israel as this map indicates:
