On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 03:49:22PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> `/anick wrote:
> > And I just love its last line. ^.^
>
> En op 10 april 2002 sprak Dave Hoover:
> > I think I scared my cubicle neighbors with my laughter when
> > I got to that line. :-D
>
> Strangely, I laughed more at the first line.
Considering that you live Down Under whereas Dave and I
are Up Here, it is almost logical that our respective
preferences would go to opposed extremities of the poem. ;)
> I thought how the hell does `/anick know what a dingo is?
> I mean, he is an educated stylish guy and all that, but if I
> was to walk down the main street of Ottawa and ask 100 people
> "what is a dingo?" I would be surprised if anyone could answer
> correctly. Hmm, maybe it was that Meryl Streep movie.
The truth is, as always, much more disturbing.
You know that cute Disney character called Goofy?
Well, a long, long time ago someone somewhere in a
translation studio decided that his name, in French, would
be Dingo. I hope, somehow, that the decision was taken
before those merry canines won themselves a reputation of
baby munchers. In all cases, I'm inclined to think that
the name is more based on a variation of 'dingue' (crazy)
than upon Australian fauna.
Off-topic, I agree, but it's information that could brighten
the day of any golfer visiting any Disney park in the
future. :)
> If you asked me to name a native French-Canadian animal,
> I would be in trouble (though I think they have some big
> nasty bears up in the woods there).
Well, beside bears we haven't anything very exciting.
Unless, of course, the mere thought of squirrels sends shivers
of excitement down your spine. Honestly, I don't see any critter
to taunt me with, but the beaver and the moose (which can be
seen, with a lot of artistic licence, as a kind of hump-less
camel wearing a funky antenna dish on its head).
Joy,
`/anick
--
No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power,
no material success can for a moment give such inner
satisfaction as the sense of living for a good purpose.
- Minot Simons
