I thank all for the elucidation on uhauhaua aka hahaha aka muahhhhhhuuuuuuaaaaaaaaa ( evil laugh). aka teehee... which has no reference to meteorites.. ( thanks Michael). I perceive ( i before e except after C ) that this has the somewhat similar evolution as to " plucking yew". ( the derogatory overtones).
Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael L Blood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dave Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Rosemary Hackney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] uhauhauha > Dear Dave and Rosemary (Missed ya in Tucson, Rosie) > Actually, "hahahaha" is derived from the Saxon, "huhuhuhu" > meaning, "what the hell is going on?" However, in the thirteenth > century it was in common usage by the Anglos who used it as > an expression of humor (with derogatory overtones aimed at the > Saxons). Over the centuries the pronunciation changed > (during the period of The Great English Vowel Shift) to what > we see today: "hahahaha," a synonym of "teehee," meaning, > "that's funny." > Hope this clears it up. > Professor Blood > > > on 3/4/04 9:48 AM, Dave Andrews at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Rosemary Hackney wrote: > >> What is uhauhaua ? Is it a meteorite? or is it more akin to > >> Mawahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaa? > >> Just curious. > >> > >> Rosie > >> > > Hi Rosie, > > I think it's "hahahaha" in Swedish. ;-) > > Dave > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
