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Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Topic Options #132922 - 09/15/04 02:16 PM Re: Boo Radley belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2888 Thanks WW. That was the perfect recap for Jackie. It is rather sad what happens to Boo. Top #132923 - 09/15/04 02:41 PM Re: Pariahs jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California Interesting word, pariah. One of a handful of Tamil origin: < paRaiyan 'untouchable' < paRai 'a kind of drum'. Top #132924 - 09/15/04 05:52 PM Re: Pariahs and drums Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Yes, jheem! I had read numerous comments in the archives here about pariahs and drums--and I wondered whether the player of the drum in some locations in India (once upon a time) had been the untouchables. If so, that would be supremely ironic: an untouchable who is partly defined by what he touches. But I don't have enough information. Do you? Top #132925 - 09/15/04 05:57 PM Re: Pariahs and drums jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California But I don't have enough information. Do you? I checked with a Tamil-speaking friend after having looked up the etymology. I asked him what paRai meant. At first he said it was like a royal herald, but then when I asked about drums, he mentioned that, yes, the guy had a drum. That's all I know for now. I'll be checking in my Dravidian etymological dictionary latter. Let you know if I discover anything ... Top #132926 - 09/15/04 06:51 PM Re: Pariahs and drums Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Thanks, jheem. Top #132927 - 09/15/04 10:12 PM Re: Pariahs and drums tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10464 Loc: this too shall pass say, you're not going to attempt to show a nexus with a Maori drummer, are you?! Top #132928 - 09/15/04 10:18 PM Re: Pariahs , drums and nonce words sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui :) _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Top #132929 - 09/16/04 09:06 AM Re: Pariahs and drums jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California say, you're not going to attempt to show a nexus with a Maori drummer, are you?! The thought had literally not crossed my mind. Top #132930 - 09/16/04 03:19 PM Re: Beating the drums to call the Pariahs sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui An interesting coincidence of timing: http://snipurl.com/94bz-mq42 _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Top #132931 - 09/17/04 11:40 PM Re:pariahs Jomama member Registered: 03/23/04 Posts: 133 Back to the original question-- These are not refined enough to be 'archetypal labels' but y'all are done forgettin' 'nobody, scum, and trash'. Top Page 3 of 3 < 1 2 3 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8426 Members 16 Forums 13689 Topics 209793 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members sylviasuper, continent2, a2teacher, teepee, smoothcriminal86 8426 Registered Users Who's Online 2 registered (sylviasuper, continent2), 39 Guests and 3 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 86 jenny jenny 56 wofahulicodoc 56 endymion6 48 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 34 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 zmjezhd 13 Faldage 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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