On May 9, 2005, at 5:40 PM, David Brin wrote:
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Don't even think about asking a Galactic about giving someone the finger .
I am reminded of the fact that about 10% of US place names mean the same thing in some local native American dialect.
Minnesota, Mississippi, Wyoming, Delaware... they all mean the same thing, in various tribal tongues.
"It's your FINGER, you paleface fool."
I'm reluctant to believe this story. It is too much like the oft-cited "Eskimos have NN words for snow" legend, and a quick search of Google finds plenty of relatively meaningful, er, meanings for the places named above.
"Humor...it is a difficult concept."
--Lt. Saavik (Kirstie Alley) to Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) in _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn_
Then again, is it well established there's a whole country named "village" just to the North of the United States.
Dave
-- Ronn! :)
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