Ovitsisms
What you get when you stand when you eat
"Fat feet"
This rapper, real name Curtis James Jackson III, was famously shot 9 times three years before he released his first hit single.
50 Cent
The name of Abba's consulting company
Ovionics
This is (inexplicably) Abba's favorite dessert- the wobbly texture is off-putting for most
Jello
The president and vice president when Mommy and Abba got married (though it changed that August!)
Nixon and Ford
The reason why the food is hot
"I couldn't cook it in the fridge!"
Roman numeral for 50
L
Mommy's job where she learned the phrase "nichevun punyatna"
Teaching ESL to Russian adults
Mommy's classic dish for rosh hashana- though only Ayala was brave enough to eat the gel
White fish
This baseball player breaks Babe Ruth's home run record
Hank Aaron
What you say when you are given food without a utensil
"Waiter, taste my soup!"
The half dollar coin depicts this man's profile
JFK
Abba's longest contract was with this company, working at the World Financial Center.
American Express
This Shabbat lunch staple was often repurposed in grill cheeses in the next few days (though the radishes were still controversial)
Israeli salad
Prime Minister of Israel when Mommy and Abba got married, though it changed that June to Yitzchak Rabin.
Golda Meir
What is offered if you've rejected all the choices
"a lokh fun di beigel"
This Christian feast, from the Greek word for fiftieth, is on the 50th day of the Easter season
The Feast of the Pentecost
Abba did database management for this company that moved goods (possibly watches?) around
Jay Imports
Abba's secret ingredient in his potato kugel
His hands!
One week before Mommy and Abba's wedding, this classic TV sitcom about the Cunningham family debuted- it would be three years before anyone jumped any sharks.
Happy Days
What is said when a fight breaks out over an entirely hypothetical scenario
"Get out of my car!"
In this year, Hawaii was admitted to the union and became the 50th state.
1959
Mommy's favorite coworker at the Auditory Oral School of NY
Jackie DeGroat
Mommy's repurposing of the chicken from the soup into this delicacy is often served with mushroom sauce on the side
Chicken bourekhas
The "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight boxing championship took place October 1974 between these two boxers, crowning a new champion.
Ali vs Foreman