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Notso & Rob: Accursed Luck & A Charmed Life.

meemjar

on Feb. 3, 2010

In Yiddish the words 'Schlemiel' and 'Schlimazel' mean respectively; A dim-wit and/or Klutz and a Hard-luck case.

Hence 'Schlemiel & Schlimazel' came to mean a comedy team where the stupidity of one often spelled disaster for the other.

Laurel & Hardy and Skipper & Gilligan come to mind.

To worsen things for the 'Schlimazel', the 'Schlemiel' tended to have all the good luck in the world.

Need I say more about THESE two.