I label the test the Modified John Henry Test because of what I call the Ordinary
Schlub Criterion.
Broadhead GK, Grigg JR, McCluskey P, Hong T,
Schlub T E, Chang AA.
One of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon's hidden gems, this Tony-nominated comedy tells the story of Barney Cashman, a lovable
schlub in the throes of a midlife crisis.
He's been playing the
schlub with a heart of (mostly) gold since 1996, when he first started appearing on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Two years later, he got his own show, "The King of Queens," with a role that catapulted him to mainstream recognition.
And that Patrick Dempsey's no
schlub, either." Emma Thompson joins the franchise this time, but Hugh Grant decided not to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver, Darcy's previous adversary.
Schlub and Martsolf (1999) assessed the relationship between religious beliefs and attitudes related to homophobia using the Index of Homophobia scale.
Continuing in this spirit, Harvard University language and cognition expert Steven Pinker said in an email to The Washington Post that "Many goyim are confused by the large number of Yiddish words beginning with 'schl' or 'schm' (schlemiel, schlemazzle, schmeggegge,
schlub, schlock, schlep, schmutz, schnook) and use them incorrectly or interchangeably."
The same goes for the poor
schlub buying a used Skoda Octavia Scout or even an Audi Allroad.
And comparing Black-ish to just about every one of the scores of shows that feature a Jewish protagonist cast in more or less the same storylinemarginalized ethnic
schlub transcends his parents' parochialism, ascends the socioeconomic ladder only to find that the climb is thornytells you a lot about the emotional and cultural barrenness of American Jewry.
"He's a fine actor, but whenever I see George Clooney play a
schlub, I certainly cannot suspend disbelief.''