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Re: Nazis

From:Dan Jones <feuchard@...>
Date:Monday, April 9, 2001, 22:54
john Cowan wrote:

> Dan Jones scripsit: > > > They ignored the fact that I also studied French and Italian. And that
I'm
> > dark and stocky with a mediterranean complexion. And I was called gay
and
> > gyppo (no idea why). Ironic, I was the gay Nazi gyppo from France! > > "Gyppo" = "Gypsy". Probably because of your appearance.
Actually, they called me "tatter", Warwickshire for gypsy. I "translated" it as gyppo, theorising that those who don't come from the wet hilly bits of England won't know what I'm talking about. FWIW, Low Saxon (Plattish) dialect for "gypsy" is "tater". Dan ----------------------------------------------- Ka yokonáu iti báyan: "cas'alyá abhiyo". Ka tso iti mantabayan: "yama zaláyá alánekayam la s'alika, cas'alika; ka yama yavarryekayan arannáam la vácika, labekayam vácika, ka ali cas'alyeko vanotira." ----------------------------------------------- Dan Jones