Re: Technology. Pah!

On 4/12/11 12:32 AM, Lionel wrote:
On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:50:42 +0000, Wojciech Derechowski wrote:
Oh yeah, I've always been hopelessly lousy coder. Australia has slightly
weird but beautiful place names though, for instance, Jimcumbilly, NSW
or Humpybong, Queensland.

It's because all the weird ones were translated phonetically a couple of
centuries ago from various Aboriginal dialects by Brit's who were drunk &/
or on drugs or something. This has resulted in innumerable local jokes
about imaginary towns like Didyerbringyerdogalong & the like.

From New Zealand, I give you the wonderful town named Waikikamukau,
which, when pronounced "correctly" in Maori, comes out very much Why
Kick A Moo Cow.

We didn't even need to translate phonetically to get it.

Craig Miskell
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