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From: albert@harvard.ARPA (David Albert)
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Subject: Re: George Washington (Ghoulish Joke)
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 10:25:13 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 10:25:13 1985
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> >    [Ken Wolman]
> >                  Kol machalokes shehi l'shaem shamayim,
> >                             sofo l'hiskayaem;
> >                        v'sheana l'shaem shamayim,
> >                           ayn sofo l'hiskayaem.
> 
> First prize to you, Ken!
> There are many languages I can't speak or read,
> but very few that I can't even guess at. What IS that?
> 
>     Wait! I know. It's Danish spelled inside out :-)

You're close; it's Hebrew.  I've forgotten what
"machalokes" means, but otherwise the translation runs:

Every (machalockes) that is for the Lord,
will last,
and those that are not for the Lord,
will not last.
-- 
"...sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things
before breakfast."

David Albert
ihnp4!ut-sally!harvard!albert (albert@harvard.ARPA)