harkins (01/25/83)
re: juggernaut's origin; as i recall it, it's from the sanscrit; relates to a festival for a hindu god Jagganath (sp?); the extremely fervent would throw themselves under the wheels of a sort of parade float, proving their devoutness; over time, usage came to refer to the large wheeled thing as 'juggernaut' that they threw themselves under... ernie harkins how 'bout this one: bizarre (one of my favorites)
jss (01/27/83)
according to my dictionary (the big 2nd ed) the followers of Jagganath did NOT throw themselves under the wheels of the cart, which would have been a sacrilege. they have 'bizarre' coming from the Basque word for beard, implying 'manly' i wonder if that's a value judgement...