from uncle garabed's notebook

"The Armenian Weekly", Volume 74, No. 18, May 3, 2007

Armenian Proverb

Lock your door well; don’t make a thief of your neighbor.

From the Trivia File

Salt-Spilling: The spilling of salt as a sign of bad luck seems to be a superstition that appears to be derived from the painting of the Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, in which Judas is depicted as spilling salt on the table.

On Logging & Deforestation in Armenia

Although the people of “free” Armenia are still subject to governmental tyranny, they suffer even more from the tyranny of the mafia-like dons who can get away with legal larceny by bribing government officials. The political scene in Armenia marks the beginning of a new “error.”

Daffy-nition

Chastize: Restoring one’s chastity.

Good Luck!

Armenian Pari Pakht
French Bonne chance!
German Viel Glück!
Greek Kalí tíhi
Italian Buona fortuna!
Russian Udači
Spanish ˇBuena suerte!

Good luck in other languages may be found on the following internet website: www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodluck.htm

A Toast

Here’s to Woman—who generally speaking is generally speaking.

What’s in a Name?

Kimatian: Turkish in derivation, identified as a descriptive term, kimat is a variant of kuymet, which is defined as worth or value.