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This is just me being way whacked out.
From newsletter I subscribe to:
MARK MY WORD: GORE WILL SOON BE GIVEN BACK THE PRESIDENCY STOLEN FROM HIM IN 2000
http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/insight/01/22GORE.html
Kay, whatever. When I read this sentence, though, it suddenly came to mind that "Al Gore" is reminiscent of all the various Arabic star names we have that start with al- (such as Aldebaran). So I wondered, could it be possible for "al gore" as phonemes to have an Arabic meaning? (I'm not sure if that sequence of sounds could be a valid Arabic word or not.) A list of star names yields as best fit Algorab, that is, Al-Ghurab or "the raven", and, if you rush the pronunciation a bit, Algol, Al-Ghul or "the ghoul" (said to be about the most ill-omened star in the sky). Both of these are amusing, but not close enough IMO to be considered a "hit". Ah well. *chuckles*
From newsletter I subscribe to:
MARK MY WORD: GORE WILL SOON BE GIVEN BACK THE PRESIDENCY STOLEN FROM HIM IN 2000
http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/insight/01/22GORE.html
Kay, whatever. When I read this sentence, though, it suddenly came to mind that "Al Gore" is reminiscent of all the various Arabic star names we have that start with al- (such as Aldebaran). So I wondered, could it be possible for "al gore" as phonemes to have an Arabic meaning? (I'm not sure if that sequence of sounds could be a valid Arabic word or not.) A list of star names yields as best fit Algorab, that is, Al-Ghurab or "the raven", and, if you rush the pronunciation a bit, Algol, Al-Ghul or "the ghoul" (said to be about the most ill-omened star in the sky). Both of these are amusing, but not close enough IMO to be considered a "hit". Ah well. *chuckles*