Dang, that the nick name we use for our granddaughter. It started
out as "Puka" (like the shells used in necklace) and has become "The
Pook" or simply "Pookie".
I think will just keep using the nickname and hope we never meet
someone who speaks Tagalog... and I'm not going to say a word to
anyone! Ignorance is bliss.
Tom
On Aug 23, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Byard Miller wrote:
Here's another one. Ever since my daughter, Avery, was a wee lass,
her mom's pet name for her was Pookie. A few years ago my boy child
married a girl from the Philippines, where the native language is
Tagalog. Prior to Jacob's return to the States with his new family,
I purchased a Tagalog/English dictionary. Avery was quite upset
upon learning that her nickname in Tagalog, puki, was a literal
translation for a VERY private area of a woman. No one has dared
call her Pookie since!
Byard Miller
Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com>
Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
On Aug 23, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Allan Fish wrote:
WHAT A LAUGH!
Differences between languages ae bad enough - but even differences
in the same language can get one into trouble. Among the many
more notable goofs I have made were offering to give a lady in
Ireland a ride home.
Oooops. Not in Ireland. You offer a LIFT!! A ride is something
completely different.
<VBG>
a.
It's tragic to see...
Yesterday a guy found the fly "Frammus" (Bob Petti) at the VFB
page and joked about its name on a Swedish fly-fishing forum (in
the tying department). In Swedish, this fly's name would mean
something concerning parts below a woman's waist... and what a
discussion that followed!!! In my opinion, it wasn't a rough joke
as much as just pointing out the linguistic part of it... but
what a debate that followed. In a little more than a day there
have been more than 50 posts discussing feminism, insulting women
and all that comes with it. The actual fly has lost its focus a
long time ago but the debate continues... and is covering next to
everything concerning the issue.
I've been sitting thinking "We should have had JD as a moderator
here too!". Already the second post (which wasn't really pointing
out the LINGUISTIC part of the fly's name) would have been too
much for him.
/Nick
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