“His son-in-law? Oh, there’s a balmelokhe!” (NJY)

“As a tightrope walker, Bloomgarten was no balmelokhe, but as a salesman—!” (NJY)

"When it comes to words, Gary Barwin is a mayster balmelokhe. His ritmish sentences and beautiful loshn will leave you farklemt despite the fact that mensch are being struck down on all sides." (source)