Like the U.S. weight-loss reality show "The Biggest Loser," its Israeli cousin has a name that also plays on the word for "big," which in Hebrew is gadol. "Laredet Begadol" means "losing big" or "losing in a big way," though a more literal rendering of begadol would be "in big."
The word play can also be seen in the Hebrew...
- By yirmiyahu
- 20 Jan 2013
- 08:08PM
I hope you collect all these and publish these into a book, I'll be the first to buy it.
thank you
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