smiles and groans

[hatam_soferet]

Big smiles for:

my student JS being on the front page of the local paper, fixing a Torah :D

thunderstorms :D

still happy writing on lovely lovely klaf :D

appreciating small luxuries like being able to buy hobby supplies when one feels like it :D

springy smells in the air :D

Big groans for:

dreadful puns caused by thinking too much whilst writing (I'm not much of a one for freehand drawing)...the top one is for ויפתח הגמלים, sort of Trojan camels, and the bottom one is for ועמד על הגמלים. I recall once asking a rabbi if God had a sense of humour, and receiving the answer that camels were inherently amusing...evidently they cause bad punnage, anyway. This is why I play music whilst writing - it keeps my active brain busy and stops this sort of thing happening too much.

ETA: Quote reference Genesis 24, Abraham's servant meeting Rivkah.

Comments

[lethargic_man]

Could you give us the original context of these quotes (or at least point us to the appropriate passages)?

[hatam_soferet]

Genesis 24:

(ל) ויהי כראת את הנזם ואת הצמדים על ידי אחתו וכשמעו את דברי רבקה אחתו לאמר כה דבר אלי האיש ויבא אל האיש והנה עמד על הגמלים על העין:


(לב) ויבא האיש הביתה ויפתח הגמלים ויתן תבן ומספוא לגמלים ומים לרחץ רגליו ורגלי האנשים אשר אתו:

[agw0.livejournal.com]

If you're talking about גמל-related puns, my favorite is Psalms 13:6, which ends with "I will sing to Hashem, for a camel is on top of me." :-)