[at-l] Natural Disasters...

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 06:28 AM 9/8/2005 -0400, Bror8588@aol.com wrote:
>
>In a message dated 9/8/2005 12:42:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>camojack@comcast.net writes:
>
>The Ark of the Covenant was not a boat...
>-"Camo"
>
>Oh, I thought you had been referring to Noah's boat -- I mean ARK.
>
>Skylander

Geesh. Don't you guys ever use a dictionary? From 
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/>

>ark Pronunciation (?rk)
>n.
>1. often Ark Bible The chest containing the Ten Commandments written on 
>stone tablets, carried by the Hebrews during their desert wanderings. Also 
>called Ark of the Covenant.
>2. often Ark Judaism The Holy Ark.
>3. Bible The boat built by Noah for survival during the Flood.
>4. Nautical A large, commodious boat.
>5. A shelter or refuge.
>[Middle English, from Old English arc, from Germanic *arca, from Latin 
>arca, chest.]