This comes from Hebrew. It is a proverb that means "Things don't always happen as they are supposed to be".
"Supposed" in Hebrew is "AMUR". this is also a name for the fish "Ctenopharyngodon idella"
- I'll just plug that in, and it's supposed to work when we get there.

- "Supposed" is a name of a fish. (Amur ze shem shel dag)
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Jewish slang for someone who isn’t that smart or bright. Someone lacking intelligence or common sense.
Gabby did something stupid, again.
What did you expect? You know she’s shem.
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A useless black kid that no one likes nor will anyone ever like .
Stop it dude your being a shem
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Shems is a guy who you will never really know . He is quiet around strangers and sometimes aggressive he needs his space but is also really funny careful and lovely. He is focused and always knows what he wants
《Do you see that guy over there? 》
《 you mean the one that looks like he is from a vogue magazine? 》

《 ya he is breathtaking, his name has to be Shems》
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This is the unique name in worldwide that nobody owns it except of Shem Kien Sanchez.
Shem Kien is a unique words in entire world
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