Jews Eating Pork: Burl Barer And The Rib Of The Swine (Plus, Special Celebrity Look Alikes!)

Hanukkah is over. We've all gone to see Munich and pondered why we don't look like Eric Bana, why our Nana wasn't cast as Golda Meir, and if Daniel Craig, the new Bond, is actually one of the tribe (which would be bad-ass, since he plays a bad-ass Jew assassin in the film). We've returned the presents we didn't want. We've eaten a lot of brisket. We've waited for Bill O'Reilly to announce how sickened he is by the War on Hanukkah. Frankly, there's just not much to do now, so, naturally, we return to our vice: pork.

  Burl Barer. True Crime Writer Extraordinaire. Pork Rib Eating Zionist.

Speaking of Eric Bana -- and I have no proof that he eats pork, incidentally -- has anyone noticed how much he and David Benioff look alike?

Eric Bana

David Benioff

Of course, in the pantheon of celebrity look alikes, these gentlemen have nothing on author Elizabeth Crane and Soul Asylum lead singer Dave Pirner, as you'll see below, but the both do have impressive looks for, you know, tribesmen.

The author.

The rocker.

Comments

[Tanya]

I love true crime, so thanks for mentioning Burl Barer. I have not seen his books prior to this. I've checked three of them out from the library. Hope this is a good recommendation, Tod. Otherwise I'll have to come after you. :)

Also, everybody should see Munich regardless of whether or not they are Jewish. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe in your seat (if not worse), but it's such a thought-provoking movie it is definitely worth the price of admission. And although I don't think Daniel Craig will do justice to the character of James Bond, he does fill out a pair of jeans very nicely. I'm single, Daniel! :)

[Tanya]

How's this for synchronicity? I stopped at Barnes and Noble, Westside Pavilion on the way home tonight because they are closing. In the true crime section I spotted an autographen copy of Burl Barer's book, "Body Count". I purchased it and look forward to reading it.

[Tanya]

How's this for synchronicity? I stopped at Barnes and Noble, Westside Pavilion on the way home tonight because they are closing. In the true crime section I spotted an autographed copy of Burl Barer's book, "Body Count". I purchased it and look forward to reading it.

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Eric Bana would love me if he knew me. I just KNOW he would.

[Burl Barer]

If I had known that eating pork would increase book sales, I would have devoured an entire pig long ago.

[David Goldbergsteinweisse]

As an orthodox Jew and devout follower of the faith, my only secret is that I just adorn eating pork. Bacon, ham, pork scratchings - the lot. I was even banned from schuel once for eating pork, but I just can't help myself. And it sells books better also too.

[Rabbi Yoshi Schneibler]

I want to also confess to enjoying eating bacon, but only ven my vife is out and I can cook it vith peace and quiet, oy vey. Ant also Got dit not forbid the eating of pork, only the feeding of pork to people vith pork allerchies. It iss only ven they platz that sins are committed against the Torah. Bahruk haba bashem Adonai.

[Insalam Abdul Mahmudahi]

I am a Muslim. My wife am a Jew. And we utterly love eating pork and pork by-products. But mostly we enjoy giving pork as gifts to our fellow pork lovers. Oh... pork! And our best time to eat our pork and pork by-products is, strangely enough, when we are having extra-marital sex in the car outside book-selling expos on pork and pork by-products. It's just amazing this positive effect of pork in our lives. Jesus loves pork.

[Ari Robinovichtz]

I live in Israel after having lived in the USA where I met my wife. She, in her younger days, was an adult actress. This has never been a problem as I too was an adult actor. However, as we are both Jewish, I have discovered something that has disgusted me no end, and that is that I suspect she has "eaten pork". During one of her movies she fellated a pig and then swallowed. My question is, can this be described as "eating pork"? If so, I cannot be married to such a disgusting person. The horse was one thing, but pigs are unclean, you see.

[Ari Robinovichtz]

Has anybody ever noticed how Eric Bana looks like a Jew?