Does anybody know, of the top of their head, which SCE novella(s) have Captain Gold calling somebody a mamzer?

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I know I've seen Captain Gold call somebody a mamzer (possibly using some other Romanization of the term, e.g., "momser"), and I think he's on leave, at home, talking to Rachel about some third party. I know because it was my introduction to that term (effectively, "bastard" on lots and lots of very strong steroids; literally, the product of a profoundly unholy union).

But I can't recall where the subject comes up. All I know is that it was a novella that made it into a print edition.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I certainly don’t remember details like that well enough to know off the top of my head, but according to Memory Beta, it was referenced in The Art of the Deal.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I had not even imagined that Memory Beta would have an answer.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Gold does call Portlyn a "momzer" (to use the unconventional Romanization of "ממזר" that the SCE books seem to favor -- then again, Google Translate renders it as "mimzer").

But I think the term shows up someplace else as well.

** June 27, 2025, 22:26 PDT **
It also shows up on the first page of Chapter 13 of the titular short novel, Creative Couplings:
(dialogue heavily abridged)

Captain Gold: "Honey, . . . I was a jerk"
. . .
Rachel: "No. Think bigger."
. . .
Captain Gold: "I was a momzer?"

I'd thought it had come up in a private conversation between Gold and his wife. But I'd forgotten that he'd called himself one.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

So far as I can determine, those are the only places where the term comes up. Which is to say that I just finished the Breakdowns print omnibus.

I will also note that the Gold/Gilman family's large dog is named "Fresser." Which is Yiddish (in this case, originally from German) for "Glutton." Kind of reminds me of one of our cats, who eats like he has a hollow tail.

 

[KRAD]

That name was very specifically chosen.

Also I still think "Freser -- disengage!" is one of the funniest things I've ever written, but it only works in context.......

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Perfect name for a large dog who eats everything in sight, and lives with a Jewish family.

And yes, the line is extremely funny, but only in context.