i guess our sense of humor is not inclusive of other morons;-) 2006/1/9, Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At 2006-01-09 08:13:54 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I guess this is one measure of how colonized we all are that even > > names of places in countries that do not speak English have to be > > "polite" in reference to the English language. > > Huh? > > What happens when bored morons get hold of a geographical database? > This. One afternoon myself and a bunch of friends produced this > reasonably complete list of rude place names, ranging from the > innocuous innuendo straight through to words that... err. They're > just words, dammit. It may amuse you for upwards of three seconds. > It's so puerile it deserves its own series on E4. > > "Have to be" polite? > > -- ams > >
-- Radhika, Yeddanapudi R.
