thinbluemime sent the following on 5/5/2008 2:11 PM:
> On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:56:55 -0400, Jim Gysin <jimgysin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>> Ruth sent the following on 5/4/2008 12:41 PM:
>>> Why do we all assume that "raise him" means raising a child?
>>> Perhaps "raise him" means that Jack somehow is "raising" or creating
>>> the "ghost" of his father. I think we need to keep an open mind not
>>> only to what the words mean, in terms of Jack and Aaron, but what else
>>> the words might refer to.
>>
>> That's a very good point.
>>
>
> Maybe Jack had an online poker game going :)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raise
He is pretty good at the game, in an ante-establishment kind of way...
> Or maybe lostpedia transcribed the wrong homonym or homophone
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/raze
Oh, sure. Tear down my argument. See if I care.
> I am just razzing ya ;)
On a more serious note, the "him" in Ruth's "raise him" suggestion might
not even be Christian. Jacob comes to mind, too. Or it could all refer
to "raising" someone on the sat phone. Again, who knows? My "don't
assume anything" mantra still applies!
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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