Re: CHAT: various infotaining natlang tidbits

In a message dated 2000/06/13 10:13:10 PM, DaW wrote:

>>From: Kristian Jensen <kljensen@...>
>
>>      Pikanini namba wan bilong Queen <Prince (of Wales) Charles>
>>      Gras bilong hed <hair>
>>      Miks masta bilong Jesus Christ <helicopter>
>
>A reference to the Rapture?  (That's when Jesus comes back, all the dead
>saints are resurrected and ascend into heaven with the living believers --
>see 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17.  And don't get me started on
>millennial/tribulation issues; I'm a Catholic in a town full of Baptists...
>;)
    Miks masta bilong Jesus Christ <helicopter> is -  I think - the more
older, less urban(e) Tok Pisin from the old Cargo Cult days. I have seen
_helikopa_ and the Aussie-like _heli_ used in more current usage (i.e.
newspaper articles, contemporary poetry, etc.).

    zHANg