Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Post <dpost@triad.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The Guru Has Spoken, NYAAH! > Francesco- > Whence does NYAAH come?, you ask!---- > OOPS- forgot that English may or may not be a first language for various > members of the group! The phrase was borrowed from a TV show call "Fraggle > Rock" featuring some little creatures that lived in the sub-basement of an > old inventor. They would go out to confer in the garden with Marjorie, The > Trash Heap- an amorphous mound of compost that apparently has sprung to > life, and uttered words of wisdom. The Fraggles sought her out as sort of > Delphic Oracle. After her pronouncements, two syncophantic rat characters > would say, "The Trash Heap has Spoken, NYAAH!" in a sarcastic, dismissive > way! This denoted the end of the discussion. Finito! > The term, NYAAH! usually precedes a Bronx Cheer, or Raspberry- where you > stick out you tongue and make a somewhat sibilant farting sound! > When done properly, it is guaranteed to be considered derisive, and fully > understandable in any culture, especially when accompanied by a supercilious > raising of the eyebrows, and a slight nod of the head! > So there, NYAAH! > ######## In french language too ! Kids say : "crotte, NYAAH, NYAAH" crotte = shoot (=shit) The lug is the ultimate source of cultural enlightment...