A phrase uttered by "
Linda Richman" where she gets
all choked up. The character by
Mike Myers is supposed to make fun of
New Yorkers, with a
stereotype of
NY Jewish women. See
Coffee talk and
SNL.
It usually goes like this:
"I'm feeling a little verklempt! {gasps} Talk amongst yourselves!{Pause} OK, new topic; Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island."
Then she starts breathing again, and resumes her conversation.
The spelling is from a New York Times interview with the real Linda Richman.