Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00515)

>Dr. Bain:
>>I was never quite sure what a Poobah is supposed to be but if
>>its important I will graciously and modestly accept the honors
>>due as I always do.
>
>Pooh-Bah or pooh-bah p!'ba' noun
>1. A pompous ostentatious official especially one who holding many
>offices fulfills none of them.
>2. A person who holds high office.
>[After Pooh-Bah Lord-High-Everything-Else a character in The Mikado by W.S.
>Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.]
>
>The American HeritageR Dictionary of the English Language Third Edition
>copyright C 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from
>InfoSoft International Inc. All rights reserved.
>
>Ann E. Bermingham
>
>Now which one of those do you prefer Alan? You might be safer with Poo
Bear. No responsibility in Poo Land.
>
Bee Brown
Member Theosophy International