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Subject: 
Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin'
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Date: 
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:07:10 GMT
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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 technologically advanced robot legion.



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  Re: Kaadu = Hindi 'pumpkin'
 
(...) 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'?
 
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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