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Re: I noticed....

From:J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>
Date:Saturday, March 2, 2002, 21:28
In a message dated 2002.03.01 04.57.47 PM, bob.greenwade@NEWMAIL.NET writes:

> Rav Zarruvo is essentially Native American war chants being attempted >by dyslexic Chinese with severe indigestion, who think they're learning >Hindi.
*snarfle* I _thought_ that was what that _was_ or somt'ing like that. *burp* ~§~ _LILA_ <from Sanskrit> = "Divine Play" - the 'joyous exercise of spontaneity involved in the art of creation' (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan) ...the play of creation, destruction, and re-creation, the folding and unfolding of the cosmos...both the delight and enjoyment of this moment, and the play of [the] God[head]. WHIM = 1a. a sudden fancy; a caprice. b. capriciousness. 2. a kind of windlass for raising ore or water from a mine. [17th century: origin unknown] WHIMSY (plural forms: WHIMSIES, WHIMSEYS) = 1. a whim; a capricious notion or fancy. 2. capricious or quaint humour. [related to WHIM-WHAM ]/Italian _capriccio_, French _boutade_ WHIM-WHAM = a toy or plaything