Wonder what they'd make of "bottom" :) Maybe we can also incorporate some tongue-in-cheek tip-of-the-hat to Shakespeare : http://www.shakespearesantacruz.org/about/images/dream_34_thaler_web.jpg
-deech On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Tom Murphy <amin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm used to (on the east coast US) hearing lambda pronounced "LAM-duh." > "Duh" is an expression of something being stupid, so I don't know about > Haskell having a mascot called "Duh the Lamb"! > > amindfv / Tom > On Nov 16, 2011 4:06 PM, "heathmatlock" <heathmatl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haskell-Cafe mailing list >> Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org >> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > >
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