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amir
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gnukid, and others,
I'm not sure why I had that strong reaction. Maybe it was partly grammatical, and also partly philosophical. But I think, now, that it was mostly
intuitive. The way the request for the information was stated, it turned me way OFF. I could dissect the original post word by word and perhaps come
up with a rational explanation of why I had problems with it, but why waste more time on this? Apparently, everybody else also had some problem,
because besides the anecdote about the proctologist's table, I see no other contribution for this project…
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
La Baja / The Baja
It's a purist thing. Some find it a new age abomination of "Baja." Purists wouldn't like "The Idaho" or "The Oregon." I wouldn't either.
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Bad comparison.
"The Yukon". "The Mohave". "The Sawtooth". "The Sahara".
Maybe it's just a perceptual detail. "The Baja" is not a state. It is a peninsula and a region.
--Larry |
Hate to be a nit picker Larry....however .... 'The
Sahara Desert" is not a state either, but a region ..
Not that I care,
After years of hearing my beloved San Francisco referred to as "Frisco" I have become pretty numb to lazy language.
-CaboRon
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DENNIS
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The Baja / Baja .........
What are they but nicknames. Contractions for convenience. "Baja" is more traditional and has wider use. "The Baja" is relatively new and still
widely resisted.
So what. The question becomes, "Which is most or least correct?" Well, neither is either.
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DENNIS
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Come to think of it, all of the above choices seem tolerable when one considers the possibility of a new faction wanting to call Baja California,
"The Lower."
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
If I felt that my interrectual rights were in any way compromised by my particapation on this forum, |
Dunno about rights, but there are those that would allege that one's interrectual development can be seriously hampered by
particapation here... 
--Larry |
Interrectual? Somehow I think that goes along with the proctology angle. |
Yup! Larry is either employing the Asian pronounciation of the word or else he is taking this string to a very dark place.
Dennis,
Climb up on your etymologist's table.
Good Golly Miss Molly!
[Edited on 9-11-2007 by toneart]
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Osprey
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Once I mentioned to the bartender at Los Arcos in La Paz that the Mexican congress was voting to maybe change the name of Baja California Sur to
Benito Juarez. The bartender said he didn't like the idea. I said "what's the difference?" He told me he was born in La Paz, liked the state's name
just fine like it was. He said "what's your name?" I said "George" He said why don't I just start calling you Larry?"
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Dennis,
Climb up on your etymologist's table.
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Not now, Tony. Too busy to be playing with insects.
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Osprey
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Dennis, probably a typo. Study of insects is antomology
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
Dennis, probably a typo. Study of insects is antomology |
Good one. I get that confused with a specific area in the study of ancestry......Auntomology.
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Dennis,
Climb up on your etymologist's table.
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Not now, Tony. Too busy to be playing with insects. |
Not a misspelling....not even buggy.
Look it up. It's a very wordy definition.
[Edited on 9-11-2007 by toneart]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Dennis,
Climb up on your etymologist's table.
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Not now, Tony. Too busy to be playing with insects. |
Not a misspelling....not even buggy.
Look it up. It's a very wordy definition.
[Edited on 9-11-2007 by toneart] |
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comitan
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Dennis
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What would you do if you didn't have all of these challenges.(Build your house?)
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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DENNIS
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Hi Wiley...........
House is right on schedule but, you know what they say about "All work and no play".............
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"All work and no play"
hey, don't bring me into this
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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DENNIS
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Pobrecito Sharky.........
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Dennis
Next trip to Gringolandia is April be ready for visitor showing?
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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DENNIS
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OK Wiley........ Mi casa es su casa.
By the way, your refrigerator is out of Pacifico.
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comitan
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Dennis
Its always out of Pacifico I drink that skunky Corona like many Mexicans, never drink out of a bottle that you can't see into.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
Once I mentioned to the bartender at Los Arcos in La Paz that the Mexican congress was voting to maybe change the name of Baja California Sur to
Benito Juarez. The bartender said he didn't like the idea. I said "what's the difference?" He told me he was born in La Paz, liked the state's name
just fine like it was. He said "what's your name?" I said "George" He said why don't I just start calling you Larry?" |
This La Baja or the Baja argument here is like beeing inside a Borg Cube, Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
"The Mohave". |
That's Arizona "PALE FACE" speak. Try "MOJAVE" kimo sabe
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