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Secret Agent 86 (MaxwellSmart) from the sitcom GetSmart! is an excellent example of a shlemiel.

This Yiddish word can be spelt in a variety of ways: shlemiel, schlemihl, or schlemiel.

Every schlemiel has his schlemazel.

The schlemiel is the guy in the restaurant that spills his soup. The schlemazel is the guy he happens to spill it on.

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