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So what was Asimov, the quartessential Good Doctor?
The quarkessential?
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quarkessential
Hard to top that, W'ON.
Is a quark a quantum quirk, I wonder.
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Is a quark a quantum quirk, I wonder.
No, Quark is the bartender in the Sci-Fi series "Deep Space Nine. (DS-9)"
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And Quark was a Ferengi, which is originally from the Persian word faranji, meaning Frank. It has come to mean any European in India but is used primarily in reference to Indian born Portuguese.
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My Hindi-English dictionary lists firangi as "obs", but the word is still heard in Hindi movies, often with the same sort of contemptuous tones used for its Star Trek cousin.
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And Penang in Malaysia has what is now a very popular tourist resort called Batu Ferringhi. When I visited the island in 1985, it was not so developed -- just a beach with a few cafes if I remember rightly. I was told the Ferringhi part came from farang, the Thai for '(Western) foreigner', which is I believe also related.
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