Dave, Stacy didn't write, "New Guinea". He wrote "New Quinea". That was my point. Please read the line you quoted below.
;-)
BenT sent from GQ On Oct 25, 2011, at 3:43 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > If you are suggesting that folks from New Guinea might object to the name Guinea Pig, why? > > The Guinea Pig is a rodent from South America. It formerly was much used in medical research as an experimental animal, hence the term "Guinea Pig came to mean an object subject to a trial. It has nothing to do with New Guinea. The name "Guinea Pig" might be due to a mistaken belief that the animal was from Guinea (a country in Africa), not New Guinea, which is a large island north of Australia. > > mcneely > > ---- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> New Quinea? Is that the Qountry where they keep Vanaqons, Synqros, Westqualias, and Doqqelkabine truques?;-) >> >> >> >> BenT >> >> sent from my electronic Q >> >> On Oct 25, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >>> I don't think that the people in New Quinea appreciate the name . >>> >>> >>> Stacy > > -- > David McNeely |
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