I recently wished the Bam community a happy Rosh Chodesh, and Isaac responded (or at least attempted to respond - he seemed to have begun his Purim festivities early) with:
וכן למר
Also Lamar!
I get this a lot. For some reason, this Lamar fellow seems to deserve a lot of praise. When I give someone a blessing, I'm always told "also Lamar!" - he seems to need a lot of blessings.
So who is this Lamar, and why does he need so many blessings and good wishes?
Answer
We see from Numbers 5:24 that there are multiple Lamars. In fact, many are created every time a sotah drinks the sotah water.
ובאו בה המים המאררים למרים
And the curse-causing waters shall enter her, [and become] Lamars.
We know that Lamars are cursed with long life, as it says in Job 3:20.
למה יתן לעמל אור וחיים למרי נפש
Why does He give light to the one in misery, and life to a Lamar soul [poetic inversion].
Since a Lamar, who must be a sad fellow (from the circumstances of his creation), lives a long life, we must take any opportunity to wish the best to a Lamar.
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