Posted by Robert Dilley on December 18, 2003 at 20:15:51 from 216.211.57.5 user rdilley.
In Reply to: Re: BAIL or BALE? posted by Ross Cossar on December 18, 2003 at 17:45:36:
There was a Phoenician deity (not sure about a "diety", Ross -- is that a god of slimming?) known as Baal. Widely used in the Bible as a term of abuse for false gods generally.