Lag B'Omer

On the advice of Mrs. Gold, I brought in everything we had outside. Husbinator saw me and asked if it was supposed to rain. I told him no, smoke. You see, the custom in Israel is to light bonfires on Lag B'Omer, and "bonfires" is probably too mild a word. Here's a picture of the bonfire that our shul made:

Most bonfires are constructed entirely by little boys, and are at least that large. I counted four bonfires in the empty lot behind the shul, and there were plenty more in other empty lots throughout the yishuv. Yes, firetrucks are on patrol.

As I've mentioned before, Israelis need to wordplay more. I wished someone a tentative Chag Sameach at the bonfire. Lag B'Omer isn't exactly a holiday, but it is a day of religious significance that marks the end of a mourning period, so I figured I'd give it a shot. No dice. So what's the obvious greeting? It's not "Chag Sameach" and the day is "Lag B'Omer..." Say it with me, folks. I greeted the next lady, "Lag Sameach," as any self-respecting punster would, and she was completely taken aback and impressed. Puns shouldn't be impressive...