Fast Facts
The name of the elementary and high school that Totty attended (where he had a friend named "Flat Face").
What is the Yeshiva of Eastern Parkway?
Totty's preferred bagel flavor.
What is cinnamon raisin?
For years, Totty took each of the Burger children here on his or her birthday.
What is ToysRUs?
This discontinued tradition was practiced for years at the Shabbos table whenever a drink was finished.
What is bopping everyone on the head with a (plastic) soda bottle?
According to Totty, this institution is "not a school" but rather "a Yeshiva."
What is Touro College (now University)?
Totty did his post doctorate work at this prestigious institution.
What is Harvard University?
Totty only enjoys eating this food while it still has visible flames on it.
What is a toasted marshmallow?
After swimming, this is Totty's second most preferred method of exercise.
What is riding his bike?
Totty went through a random phase where he only spoke one of these two languages at the Shabbos table on Friday nights.
What are Hebrew and Yiddish?
According to Totty, this is "a terrible thing to waste."
What is a mind?
The infamous "you rushed me" story happened with Totty and this Burger child.
Who is Nossie?
Totty will give this food "an A in taste but a D in temperature."
What is chicken soup?
Totty (now Zaidy's) classic game for young children that can only be played on a couch or bed.
What is "Mic-Mic"?
Totty never misses an opportunity to fulfill this (slightly dangerous) tradition at the very end of the Pesach Seder.
What is lying down in middle of the street?
According to Totty, this is the "scientific study of the irrelevant."
What is History?
Totty wanted to name this daughter "Zilpah" - a contraction of "Zalman Lo Poh" since he missed her birth.
Who is Civi?
Totty prefers to dip his white meat chicken (and most other meats) into this.
What is ketchup?
In it's original version, a child gets this body part of Totty's "mushed in the face" at the end of "up and down."
What are his toes?
This metric was used to determine if it was raining hard enough to forgo walking to Shul on Shabbos morning.
What is the "three car rule?"
According to Totty, this is the "scientific study of the blatantly obvious."
What is Psychology?
In addition to "nerdy" science publications and AAA travel books, Totty used to enjoy reading this disturbing genre of literature.
What are creepy horror stories?
Totty's favorite summer fruit - and weekly Shabbos dessert.
What is watermelon?
Totty invented this game that could only be played from the couch in Saba and Savta A"H's Passaic apartment.
What is "YamaBall?"
Totty was surely the only person in the history of Passaic to ever use this method of making noise during Haman's name at Megillah reading.
What are setting off mini capsules filled with dry ice?
According to Totty it's a "Mitzvah" to hate and boycott this company, and all of the products it owns and makes.
What is Proctor & Gamble?