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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: wichst du? zmjezhd #179726 10/21/2008 3:44 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Are you sure that wasn't Ralph Sarich's one? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wichst du? The Pook #179731 10/21/2008 11:32 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Are you sure that wasn't Ralph Sarich's one? Sarich invented his orbital engine in the '72. Mazda put its first (Wankel) rotary engine into production in '65. The Wankel used a fixed rotor that is kind of triangular shaped; Sarich's design uses a differently shaped rotor that "rolls around" inside the inside of the engine. (Wankel's name is German, Sarich's name is Croatian, and Mazda is a Japanese company, though its name is the Englished form of the founder's name Matsuda). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wichst du? zmjezhd #179740 10/22/2008 1:52 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I always thought that, if I ever bought a Mazda, I'd get a vanity plate that said AHURA. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wichst du? Faldage #179743 10/22/2008 3:38 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &...  Originally Posted By: Faldage I always thought that, if I ever bought a Mazda, I'd get a vanity plate that said AHURA. Ahriman would be better - more yin/yang. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Does anyone read philosophy anymore? olly #179919 10/28/2008 10:42 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 23 Ireland Andrew Robinson stranger Andrew Robinson stranger Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 23 Ireland Sorry folks, I've been away. Yes, ouanqueurs was indeed a pretentious respelling of wankers. What were we talking about? Ah, yes, French philosophers. Talking about unfortunate names (Pajero and so on), Camus is a bit unfortunate -- it means 'snub nosed'. But maybe that put him in good company, since they described Socrates as snub-nosed. [trying to get back onto the subject . . . ] Last edited by Andrew Robinson; 10/28/2008 10:53 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Does anyone read philosophy anymore? Andrew Robinson #179943 10/29/2008 6:37 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Give me Socrates over Camus any day... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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