On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 01:31 PM, Jason Essington wrote:
common guys . . . Puck . . . you know, the guy(or whatever) from "A
Midsummer Night's Dream"
puckish - like puck :-)
Of course Puck predates shakespeare, with either Teutonic or Celtic
origin. It refers to a mischievous spirit or demon, and may be
associated with the biblical devil. Other names for it are Hobgoblin
and Robin Goodfellow.
--Brady
The La Jolla Underground
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