On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:54 AM, Jerzy Karczmarczuk < jerzy.karczmarc...@unicaen.fr> wrote:
> Do you mind some ... how to say ... offside comments? > > 1. The Curry Da mascot looks like a penguin disguised as a lamb. I have > nothing against penguins ! > Hi Jerry, thanks for your input. The reason to have the the lamb standing up is just so he can be dressed, and it does have similarities to a penguin with its round belly, I suppose. > > 2. Da, da, konech'no, mais, Signori und Demoiselles, do you realize that > "lamb" is an English word, and we should think about our multilingual > society. with our agneaux and other Karakuls. You will have problems with > the translation of the mascot into German, and some may find some analogies > with another image: > http://www.chrisrusak.com/**images/11-013_small.jpg<http://www.chrisrusak.com/images/11-013_small.jpg> > called "Ein liebliches Lämmlein zu Tod" (after Des Knaben Wunderhorn, in > the last part of Mahler 4th Symphony). > > 3. On the other hand, from the cultural point of view, this is a very good > idea, and quite international, everybody knows Lamb Curry (Rogan Josh): > http://www.route79.com/food/**rogan-josh.htm<http://www.route79.com/food/rogan-josh.htm> > > Some might picture a symphony or what looks like newspaper origami when they hear Da, and some might picture food when they hear Curry. I like Da because its simple and "Da the lamb" rolls smoothly off the tongue. Probably best to open a poll to and let everyone decide. -- Heath Matlock +1 256 274 4225
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