Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
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Hi Mark,
I should have been more specific, sorry about that. I was meaning Jonathan
Swift. The Yahoos were the much maligned humans who had all but just fallen
out of the trees. They shared an island with horses who were the
"enlightened" and rational beings. So depending which way you want to
define it, we're either the superior or inferior species on the planet.
Wilburr!
Take care,
Gary
> Then again there is the Swiftian meaning to this, which can mean
> we're better than than everything else. Horses for courses I guess.
>
> Mark wrote:
>
> "Basically the invocation of the name "Yahoo" worldwide has to do with
> things catastrophic. <Snip>"
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Gary Elshaw
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Victoria University
New Zealand
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