From: "Brent B. Powers" <powers@ml.com>
Cc: ding@ifi.uio.no
Subject: Re: More naming problems
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:18:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <199701152018.PAA03366@swapsdvlp02.ny-swaps-develop.ml.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <rjlo9upvsf.fsf@kolmogorov.dina.kvl.dk>
Per Abrahamsen writes:
> From: Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>
> To: ding@ifi.uio.no
> Subject: Re: More naming problems
> Date: 15 Jan 1997 20:45:20 +0100
>
> Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:
>
> > larsi@ifi.uio.no (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen) wrote:
> >
> > >I think Quassia Gnus sounds ok...
>
> >>>>> "Quassia" == M-x webster RET Quassia RET wrote:
>
> Quassia> quas.sia \'kwa:sh-*\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Quassi 18th
> Quassia> cent. Surinam Negro slave who discovered] the medicinal
> Quassia> value of quassia : a drug from the heartwood of various
> Quassia> tropical trees of the ailanthus family used esp. as a
> Quassia> bitter tonic and remedy for roundworms in children and as
> Quassia> an insecticide
>
> Anything that helps us get rid of bugs would be appreciated.
On reading this, I'd like to withdraw Quinoa (although I do love the
look of the word). Long Live Quassia
Whoops... Ailanthus? Isn't that the tree/weed that grew in Brooklyn?
>
> > Mmf. Quagga Gnus.
>
> >>>>> "Quagga" == M-x webster RET Quagga RET wrote:
>
> Quagga> quag.ga \'kwag-*, 'kwa:g-\ n [obs. Afrik (now kwagga)] : an
> Quagga> extinct wild ass (Equus quagga) of southern Africa related
> Quagga> to the zebras
>
> "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-01-15 20:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-01-09 23:15 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-01-10 7:17 ` Chris Jones
1997-01-10 8:23 ` Hans de Graaff
1997-01-10 9:46 ` Steinar Bang
1997-01-14 23:26 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-01-15 18:42 ` Karl Anderson
1997-01-15 19:45 ` Per Abrahamsen
1997-01-15 20:18 ` Brent B. Powers [this message]
1997-01-15 20:23 ` David Moore
1997-01-15 21:05 ` Steven L Baur
1997-01-15 21:39 ` Matthew H. Savoie
1997-01-16 23:12 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-01-10 16:08 ` Jason R. Mastaler
1997-01-10 17:19 ` Colin Rafferty
1997-01-10 16:27 ` Brent B. Powers
1997-01-14 23:27 ` More " Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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