agrat bat machlat

whichbe commented on the word agrat bat machlat

"Especially dangerous are the evenings of Wednesday and the Sabbath, for then Agrat Bat Machlat, the dancing roof demon haunts the air with the train of eighteen myriads of messagers of destruction, every one of them has the power of doing harm. On those nights one would not drink water except out of white vessels and after having recited Psalm 29:3-9 (in it the "voice of God" is mentioned several times) and other magical formulas." (From Amazing Jewish Facts and Curiosities: Can You Believe It?)

July 22, 2008

yarb commented on the word agrat bat machlat

But that's twice a week! What a pain in the arse these demons are.

July 22, 2008

chained_bear commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Oh man, when I lived in Mississippi, there were dancing roof demons, like, every friggin' night! I called the landlord. I did, I called the landlord. Or the cops.

July 23, 2008

missanthropist commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Yea, though these daemons wreak havok most merely twice a week, there are many more dearly familiar running ruin unto all you see daily straightaway before you.

This book sounds eerily similar to something I've seen recently in the homeless library that haunts my home, if not the same then surely a surreal source for naptime stories.

July 23, 2008

reesetee commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Eighteen myriads? *pondering*

July 23, 2008

dontcry commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Oy.

July 23, 2008

missanthropist commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Hah! Well it was translated from an old Jewish tale... maybe they forgot the crushing reality of numbering a 'myriad.'

No sir, I can't believe it. Hurts the brain too much.

July 23, 2008

bilby commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Chuck Norris numbers myriads.

July 23, 2008

dontcry commented on the word agrat bat machlat

Ha! Good one bilby!

July 23, 2008

jennarenn commented on the word agrat bat machlat

You had me at Chuck Norris. :)

July 24, 2008