Re: [Sigia-l] We interrupt our normal programming
Skot Nelson <[email protected]>
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You mean the evil power of google, right? -- Skot Nelson [email protected] http://www.penguinstorm.com/ twitter. penguinstorm On 2011-02-24, at 8:20, Eric Reiss <[email protected]> wrote: > Paola, > > Ranking this stuff is EASY thanks to the wonderful power of Google > (which should have been Googel): > > http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Making_up_numbers > > Cheers, > Eric > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Paola Kathuria <[email protected]> wrote: >> Eric Reiss wrote: >>> That would be "Pulcinella" in Italian. The Anglicised version is >>> somewhat less common. >> >> Yeah, that's what one'd expect but I actually copy & pasted it >> from the OED. >> >> Punchinello, n. etymology: >> | Italian regional (Naples) Policinella, the name of a character in >> | the commedia dell'arte (1621; Italian Pulcinella), probably >> | < pollicino chick ( < post-classical Latin pullicenus: see poussin n.) >> | + -ella-ella suffix, apparently so called from the croaking voice >> | and hooked nose associated with the character. Compare French >> | Polichinelle, the name of a character in the commedia dell'arte >> | (1649), the name of a character in a puppet show (1680)." >> >> And here's are two more "[x] as Punch" quotes for your edification: >> >> 1818, by T. Moore in _Fudge Family in Paris_ >> "Give me the useful peaching Rat; Not things as mute as Punch, when bought." >> >> 1850, by Dickens in _David Copperfield_ >> "I am as proud as Punch to think that I once had the honor of being >> connected with your family." >> >> Source: Oxford English Dictionary, >> Third edition, July 2010; online version November 2010 >> >> Quiz: order these quantities (which are ALL in the OED) in >> order of magnitude: >> >> bazillion >> gazillion >> gillion >> jillion >> squillion >> zillion >> >> >> Paola >> >> ------------ >> 2011 IA Summit >> March 30 - April 3, 2011 >> Pre Conference Seminars: March 30-31 >> IA Summit: April 1-3 >> Hyatt Regency Convention Center >> Denver, CO >> ----- >> When replying, please *trim your post* as much as possible. >> *Plain text, please; NO Attachments >> >> Searchable Archive at http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/ >> ________________________________________ >> Sigia-l mailing list -- post to: [email protected] >> Changes to subscription: http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigia-l >> > > > > -- > Eric Reiss > CEO > The FatDUX Group > Copenhagen, Denmark > http://www.fatdux.com > office: (+45) 39 29 67 77 > mobile: (+45) 20 12 88 44 > skype: ericreiss > twitter: @elreiss > > ----------------------- > > If you received this in error, please let us know and delete the file. > FatDUX advises all recipients to virus scan all emails, and to eat > five portions of fruit and vegetables daily. > > ------------ > 2011 IA Summit > March 30 - April 3, 2011 > Pre Conference Seminars: March 30-31 > IA Summit: April 1-3 > Hyatt Regency Convention Center > Denver, CO > ----- > When replying, please *trim your post* as much as possible. > *Plain text, please; NO Attachments > > Searchable Archive at http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/ > ________________________________________ > Sigia-l mailing list -- post to: [email protected] > Changes to subscription: http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigia-l ------------ 2011 IA Summit March 30 - April 3, 2011 Pre Conference Seminars: March 30-31 IA Summit: April 1-3 Hyatt Regency Convention Center Denver, CO ----- When replying, please *trim your post* as much as possible. *Plain text, please; NO Attachments Searchable Archive at http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/ ________________________________________ Sigia-l mailing list -- post to: [email protected] Changes to subscription: http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigia-l