Re: THEORY: Re : Universal Translation Language

Just to clarify what was probably opaque, there's an old joke where
Tonto and The Lone Ranger are surrounded by hostile Indians.  The Lone
Ranger says, "We're in trouble now, Tonto!" and Tonto says, "who's
'we', white man?"  Or maybe it was "paleface"?  In any case, at least
among some of my friends, it's become a catch-phrase which indicates
that somebody is taking solidarity for granted. :)


Here's the UK version...

A British person at a football match turns to his English friend and says
'looks like we are winning'. His English friend turns around and says 'No,
*we* are winning'.

I hope the distinction between British and English doesn't need explaining.

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Fabian
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