Dewey, for sure there were quite a few names from the Bible on TAGS. For instance the cow thief Luke Jensen. Luke was certainly a Bible name, but is Andy saying Luke or Lute? But it is a little hard to pin down because the names were only pronounced, and not written down, so we don't know for sure just exactly what the names were. For instance, during the episode about the Class Reunion, Andy and Barney meet Nate Bracey. As a matter of fact, Andy says Nate Bracey's name several times. But without seeing Nate's birth certificate, or talking to him, we are unsure if the man's name really was Nate, or if Nate was only a nickname for Nathanael, which appears in the Bible.Some people think they are naming their children after characters in the Bible, but later find out they have made a mistake. The most famous example of this practice was Oprah Winfrey's mother, who meant to name her daughter after Naomi's daughter-in-law, Orpah, but she misspelled her name.The most fa mous TAGS alumni whose name was Biblical, was of course Gomer. Gomer was both a man and a woman in the Bible. Two different people. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man. Another little bit of trivia on Orpah, according to Jewish literature, Orpah was the mother of Goliath, whom David slew. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
