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Subject: Re: [Leica] baka
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 18:14:06 +0100

Yes, baka, baka, bakero ... that little ditty was a good way to re-enact 
the 2nd world war (but not very playfully).

At 16:44 05.03.2003 +0000, you wrote:
>baka has two meanings in Filipino: 1. cow 2. maybe. It all depends on how 
>fast you pronounce the word.  I thought 'bakero' was the offensive 
>Japanese word to call someone worse than stupid...
>
>
>>From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
>>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] baka
>>Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:17:54 +0100
>>
>>Yes, it was one of the first Japanese words I learned (also as a child). 
>>I ALSO learned: don't use it. It was a lot more offensive than just "stupid".
>>
>>Daniel
>>
>>>my goodness, as a child i used to hear that word all-too frequently.
>>>
>>>-rei
>>>
>>>
>>> > Baka means stupid (literally: not able to tell the difference between
>>> > a horse and a deer).
>>>  ...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Karen Nakamura
>>> > www.photoethnography.com
>>>
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>>>Ridgewood, New Jersey
>>>
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Replies: Reply from "Joseph Codispoti" <joecodi@clearsightusa.com> (Re: [Leica] baka)