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Re: Where did these names come from?
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 06:47:03 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Erik Olson writes:
Meanwhile, I have been wondering, these Bionicle names are all nonsense Lego
words, right? Or just borrowed names? Or, is someone even having a joke with
them?

Ah! I see you haven't been frequenting the .bionicle group, have you? For
shame! If you hadn't *INSISTED* on going off, getting married, and having a
honeymoon recently, you would have seen this:

http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=532

And this:

http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=352

And how 'bout a little of this:

http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=327

And then some of this here:

http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=29495

A couple of these may cross over. Several folks posted the second article as
new topics, IIRC.

There is some good reading in the threads.

Matt



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  Re: Where did these names come from?
 
OK, thanks for the references. I'm all up to date now. I would have seen all this Maori controversy if I had not actually been in Polynesia at the time. In my opinion they (the tribes claiming damages) are claiming far too much specificity. This (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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  Where did these names come from?
 
The last box of stuff is about to arrive home from my Pacific Ocean travels, supplying a habit I never expected to acquire: a taste for Pacific island languages. Dictionaries coming tomorrow! Meanwhile, I have been wondering, these Bionicle names (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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