Sam wrote:
>> Sam, thinking of cartography (as opposed to cryptography), there
>> was a jokey news quiz on the radio recently which reported the
>> UK Ordnance Survey's puzzlement over the popularity of a house-name
>> in Wales. It turned out to be Welsh for "Beware of the dog".
>
>Does the dog just bark? Maybe he really wails. Aaarf! Aaarf!
>Has he ever caught a rarebit?
>
>Well, I think it is time for me to go now and hit the bunny trail.
Does this mean a trip to the grill (broiler?) to whip up a rarebit?
Remember the Worcestershire Sauce, and try our fine Leicestershire
cheese.
..Or is it a reference to Easter (chocolate eggs are always
advertised early in the new year)?
..Or a gentleman's club?
BTW, the Welsh Guards needed to take no special precautions with
voice radio communications in the Balkans -- as long as they spoke
Welsh. I heard similar things of Native Americans deployed during
WWII.
Regards,
Jake
