Yiddish Superlatives
by Sholom Aleichem

from A
Treasury of Jewish Humor


strong stronger a tree
clever cleverer a mamzer
strong stronger an iron
stingy stingier a pig
gentle gentler a charlatan
fat fatter a kugel
scrawny scrawnier a dog
broad broader a barrel
black blacker a tomcat
yellow yellower wax
rich richer stuffed
good better without gall
bad worse a Haman
beautiful more beautiful a piece of gold
ugly uglier ugly as death
soft softer butter
wet wetter to wring out
dry drier pepper
hot hotter a bathhouse
hungry hungrier haven't had a thing in my mouth all day
thirsty thirstier fell with my face to the ground
pale paler a handsomer one they bury
naked nakerder just as his mother bore him
innocent more innocent just go and milk him!
foolish more foolish just go and salt him into the pickles!
just go and marinate him in cabbage!
possible more possible what do you mean "not possible"?
certain more certain what a question!
right more right of course!
much more p-s-s-sh