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| (...) When I was Bar Mitvah'ed, we had to come up with a Hebrew version of my name. The best we could do was Aaron. (...) The most common "meaning" for Eric/k/ck I've seen is "Ruler" or "King", and it's always Germanic- usually Norse, in fact. eric (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) If you like his work, I also suggest some books from Stanislaw Lem. He has some serious SF novels(0) mostly, but two from him, "Futurology(?) Congress" and "Diary Found in The Bath Tub"(1) are close relatives(2) to HHGtTG series, considering (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) LOL - yeah. In Israel, you certainly won't find many Leah's or Sarah's, or barely any other biblical names - they have been drifting out of the "fashion" for the past generation. Most names now are short and catchy, with a meaning but the kind (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Uh, forgot to say, the "Matat" part means gift in Hebrew, and the "yahu" consists of the three letters that make God's name in the old testament. (Yes, the name is made of four letters, but the "hey" (equivalent to "H") appears twice.) Thus - (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) True, true. :-) Admittingly, there are many names that don't seem Hebrish (1) at first (at least not to me) because of the many changes they've had along the way. The original name, I s'pose, is Mattityahu, as in the Hanukka story; but names (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Erik Olson writes: <snip> (...) Hmm. Well, in a way you're right. But in another way, not exactly. There's a quite common name in hebrew, Aryeh (= lion). A nickname for people named like that is often Arick. Pretty close to (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) True. It's just funny seeing all the different length "complete" Hitchhiker's Guides. --Bram (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) When I see those wooden calligraphy name plate doodads for sale with all the Biblical names like "Sara" and "Marian" and "David" and "Chris" and "Matt" and what they mean, I can't resist and I look... Sure enough! They have Erik! Plus meaning, (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) And Matthew, of course. ("Gift of God"!) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yeah, but with mine, I sometimes wish they didn't ;-) -L (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) LOL - he's right. So says the official lugnet authority to Hebrew. ;-) In fact, there are a lot of names that are rooted from the old testament, and thus from Hebrew. Names like Jonathan, Benjamin, Michael, Joel, and many many more have actual (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I have em on my monitor too! :) They're holding hands. About the town deal - if you don't like em in your town, why put em there? They're awesome minifigs for what they're intended for, but no substitute for living, breathing ABS. (...) Timmy (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) ...Or that Bun-Bun takes *nothing*, not from anyone. ;-) (...) I love McKeegan's line from the movie _Vendetta_ -- "NOBODY likes to see innocent people hurt in the way of justice...but I guess there are worse things." Ouch. :-, (...) I dunno (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm not very Sluggish(1) yet, I just am up to Jan 98, but I'm already sensing that the Bunster can and *will* take ANYTHING, eventually. Maybe not on the first meeting, but revenge is a dish best served cold. Maybe not in a fair fight, but in (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Me either, sounds like what you'd get sending me through the Moebus machine the wrong way once (1). (...) You people have way too much free time! (...) (2) (...) No no, it's "I'm Lorbaat!"... Remember, Scott Arthur was right about something (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm not sure why the two things are connected in my mind, but I won't be surprised if most of the AFOLs are also AFODAs (Adult Funs Of Douglas Adams). The quote in your original test post is (probably) my favorite part of the trilogy. I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| LOL! (...) This sounds the most like me! Maybe another one would work: "" Lar = I agree with Larry Scott S. -- Want New LEGO Elements at Great Prices? Visit The Sanburn Systems Company (URL) E. Sanburn, Owner - > ssanburn@sanburnsystems.com (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Of course he will... no doubt about it, man. -Shiri -- I'll be on vacation between July 15th and the end of August... please forgive slow replies to emails/posts. - Uh-oh!! How will I survive without lugnet OR sluggy... heh. ;-) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Whoops. I dashed that off then went on vacation. (...) Erm, okay, it explains *EVERYTHING* as in, "Where is Kitzke (NO VOWELS!) now?", or "Why do people always die so ludicrously in these schlocky movies?" or "Why couldn't I find my keys this (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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