A system in which jewish teens earns "points" for hooking up with others at a NFTY events. Although in most regions, the competition is friendly, and with out incentive, large amounts of NFTY points are big ego boosters and something to be proud of.
The following is the standard NFTY points system. However, may very from region to region:
General Member: 1 Point
Temple Youth Group Board Member: 2 Points
Temple Youth Group President: 3 Points
Regional Cabinet Member: 3.5
Regional Board Member: 4 Points
Rabbis son/daughter: 5 points
Regional Board President: 5 Points
National Board Member: 6 Points
National President: 7 Points
Advisor: 10 points
On Shabbat: x2**
Same-Sex: ^2
At a Dan Nichols concert: +3 points*
Siblings: +the age of the youngest
*When calculating total points for the weekend, do not double or square these extra points.
**Shabbat is considered over at the end of Havdalah
The following is the standard NFTY points system. However, may very from region to region:
General Member: 1 Point
Temple Youth Group Board Member: 2 Points
Temple Youth Group President: 3 Points
Regional Cabinet Member: 3.5
Regional Board Member: 4 Points
Rabbis son/daughter: 5 points
Regional Board President: 5 Points
National Board Member: 6 Points
National President: 7 Points
Advisor: 10 points
On Shabbat: x2**
Same-Sex: ^2
At a Dan Nichols concert: +3 points*
Siblings: +the age of the youngest
*When calculating total points for the weekend, do not double or square these extra points.
**Shabbat is considered over at the end of Havdalah
Mordechai: Racking up those NFTY points this weekend man?
Abraham: Yeah dude, she's the Rabbis daughter AND its Shabbat!
*fist bump*
Abraham: Yeah dude, she's the Rabbis daughter AND its Shabbat!
*fist bump*
by allmyjews April 28, 2011
Get the NFTY pointsmug. The point at which waiting staff in a restaurant lose out on their tip, through bad manners, bad food or forgetting about you entirely.
"I've been waiting ages for my boiled goose, the service in here is appalling!"
"The tipping point came earlier when they spilt my champagne"
"The tipping point came earlier when they spilt my champagne"
by Earlchristo November 6, 2013
Get the Tipping Pointmug. A point in the development of a new technology in which a lot of regular people start using it, which causes a massive surge in the development of the technology itself.
It was first defined in the tom scott video "i tried using ai. It scared me"
It was first defined in the tom scott video "i tried using ai. It scared me"
Dall-e mini and chatgpt seem to mark the napster point of AI.
Napster was a napster point in the music streaming industry.
Napster was a napster point in the music streaming industry.
by Pccrazy February 13, 2023
Get the napster pointmug. refering to the number months you haven't had sex. Each month you don't have sex you earn a panda point. Whenever one has collected twelve panda points it will make him panda of the year.
by ahicart July 15, 2011
Get the panda pointsmug. Technically, a ballet term meaning on the tips of the toes. Recently has come to mean: right on, perfect, great, or awesome.
by SwagSquad November 3, 2014
Get the en pointemug. a universal form of currency given by Dan Bergstien that is valid anywhere but in reality. dan points can be obtained by posting a funny comment on his status that succeeds in making him laugh.
You: Hey, Mom, you know how we have to go watch Grandma’s bingo tournament tonight?
Mom: Yes, what about it?
You: Well, I have 22 Dan points, and you know what that means.
Mom: No…
You: *heaving an exasperated sigh* It means that I don’t have to go to Grandma’s bingo tournament. It also means you have to buy me a Slurpee. Extra large.
Mom: You're grounded.
Mom: Yes, what about it?
You: Well, I have 22 Dan points, and you know what that means.
Mom: No…
You: *heaving an exasperated sigh* It means that I don’t have to go to Grandma’s bingo tournament. It also means you have to buy me a Slurpee. Extra large.
Mom: You're grounded.
by orcslayer2 July 5, 2010
Get the dan pointsmug. The specific point at which the comment stream is sufficiently long enough that no one reads the early comments and thus repeat ad infinitum the information/opinions shared in the early comments, thus annoying the crap out of the early commentators.
This thread has reached the Debus point—no one is reading the early comments and they’re just repeating them again and again.
by MikeyT908 June 11, 2018
Get the Debus pointmug.