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Re: predigested pap (was Re: Star Destroyer
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Sun, 17 Nov 2002 04:34:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Sean Devolites writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Tim Courtney writes:
> > LOL gotta love, or hate, that pop culture. My University of Chicago
> > Spanish-Engilsh dictionary has 9 entries for words that start with "k," and
> > none of them are "kimosabe." The word vaguely looks like it could be a
> > Spanish word, but something tells me it isn't, unless its slang.
> Kimosabe I think is Indian for friend, and I said that
> I'm taking Spanish so I would've known what tonto means.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_061.html
Dave!
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| (...) Well, I was half right and half wrong. It means scout in some Indian languages, but it also means friend in the Tewa Indian language (or it roughly comes out to it). But of course, that makes Kemosabe -technically- friend in Indian. Hasta La (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: predigested pap (was Re: Star Destroyer
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| (...) I don't know how I wandered onto this string, but I think everyone missed the point: there was a punchline to a joke in there that started this all that everyone missed and thus the point was lost. The Lone Ranger and his faithful companion, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) My predigested self : ) Kimosabe I think is Indian for friend, and I said that I'm taking Spanish so I would've known what tonto means. It's ok you didn't understand though. Only the young know how to read "predigested pap" : ))))) Hasta la (...) (22 years ago, 16-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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