 | | Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin' —Erik Olson
| | | | I just found in a Hindi/Urdu phrasebook that the word for pumpkin is kaddu. It doesn't sound quite like kaa-doo with a long a, but it makes me wonder if Lucas is having a joke. Kaadus are orange, aren't they? Pumpkin riders defeating a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin' —Shiri Dori
| | | | | | (...) LOL... at the Mindstorms Mall Tour, or maybe before it, Dave E (I think) said that Lucas has a *lot* of fun with his stuff... <grin> well, it sure looks like it. ;-) Go figure. -Shiri (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin' —Erik Olson
| | | | | | | Hey Shiri, are you familiar now with kaddu, I mean pumpkin pie? Maybe that new bulk pack is a "Build a Kaadu Bulk Pack", no? -Erik trying to find "pumpkin" in other languages too... (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin'? —Erik Olson
| | | | | Footnote: My Hindi-speaking friends tell me that kaddu is used as a derogatory term like 'dummy'. Just think of it: "You pumpkin-for-brains! You stinky hollow gourd with seeds rattling inside!" And in America it is a cute term for chubby babies... (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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