October 26, 2006

• Hall of Shem:

  Hardy & Wright 
  

  "When he was taken to church
  he amused himself by factorizing
  the numbers of the hymns."

  -- C. P. Snow, foreword to
  A Mathematician's Apology,
  by G. H. Hardy

  An application of
  lottery hermeneutics:

  420 --> 4/20 -->

  Hall of Shame,
  Easter Sunday,
  April 20, 2003;

  145 --> 5*29 --> 5/29 -->

  The Shining of May 29.

  The Rev. Wright may also
  be interested in the following

  
  Related material:

  "Shem was a sham...."
  (FW I.7, 170 and Log24 Oct. 13),
  and The Hebrew Word Shem:

  
  "When I teach introductory Hebrew, the first word I typically teach is the
  common noun SHEM.
  It's pronounced exactly like our English word 'shame,' means almost
  exactly the opposite, and seems to me to be a key...." -- Glen Penton

  This word occurs, notably, in Psalm (or "hymn") 145.

  See http://scripturetext.com/psalms/145-1.htm:

  thy name
  shem  (shame)
  an
  appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication
  honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d),
  renown, report.

  Update of 12:25 PM 10/26

  from the online Crimson:
  
  

  Nastiness and Creepiness,
  continued from 10/24 --

  

  Related material:
  The Crimson Passion

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