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#81125
09/19/2002 9:22 AM
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The Langtolang word of the day is octopus. The French and German words were the most interesting:
"octopus
Turkish: ahtapot
German: Krake
French: pieuvre
Italian: polpo
Spanish: pulpo "
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#81126
09/19/2002 1:06 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Sounds like the Turks stole their word from the Greeks
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#81127
09/19/2002 6:36 PM
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Hmmm..lessee... Jazzahtapot Jazzkrake Jazzpieuvre Jazzpolpo Jazzpulpo Whattiya think, Jazzo? I think Jazzahtapot works!  Jazza's got a certain ring to it! 
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#81128
09/20/2002 1:16 AM
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old hand
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old hand
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Jazzahtapot
Jazzkrake
Jazzpieuvre
Jazzpolpo
Jazzpulpo Why am I not surprised that someone was going to derive this? Ahtapot sounds like a 2 year old trying to pronounce octopus . . .
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#81129
09/23/2002 12:00 AM
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addict
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addict
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krake, as in kraken - the giant squid?
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