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Old 03-17-2005, 03:21 PM   #5
smoothmoniker
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although in later mishnah poetry of the 2nd Hillel movement, the old english usage was revised to refer primarily to non-kosher pig testicles, or "gnoshes".

The author was clearly trying to reference the greatest sin in all of judaism - having sex with a hooved animal.
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