Saturday 28 May 2011

Sitzfleisch

SITZFLEISCH

-noun
1. The ability to sit through or tolerate something boring.
2. The ability to endure or persist in a task.























Cats have the gift
Of permanent sitzfleisch

2 comments:

Dina said...

!! This picture proves your claim!

I haven't heard Sitzfleisch for 40 years. My late MIL used to say my little boy had none.
I thought it was purely Yiddish and now you tell me it's used in English!

Helena said...

heh heh great pic! I hadn't heard of the word at all but will not forget it now! I now have a new descriptive word for my cat, too! Thanks!