On 19 Feb 2010, at 00:52, Richard O'Keefe wrote:

Turning to the Wikipedia article, we find
"The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimidhirr word gangurru,
referring to a grey kangaroo"

Thanks, particularly for giving the name of the native language. Hope the Wikipedia article can be trusted. :-)

It's time this urban legend was forgotten.

Not at all, there are sites specializing in such
  http://www.snopes.com/
  http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

  Hans


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