Really? I never thought to wonder before now what "La Brea" means. In that case I suppose it's like "rice pilaf", "the hoi polloi" and ... and ... dang, there was another one that's slipped my mind now, food-related I think.
One of my favorite linguistic stories is about Captain Cook exploring Australia (that was Cook, right?), who upon first seeing a kangaroo from a distance asked "what's that?". And the local guide replied "kanga roo" - which means, in his language, "it's a roo". --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* Law #6 of combat operations: If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 12:31 The La Brea Tar Pits. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 9:07 AM Like talking about a VIN number or an ATM machine. It could be worse, though; I once heard someone refer (really!) to an "automatic ATM machine". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
