Re: [Paddlewise] Qajaqophones

From: Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_telus.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 18:54:04 -0800
Sandy said:
<<<Either I'm having my leg pulled or someone is drinking
too much lager.  I'm obviously missing something.>>>

French speaking folks in Canada are called "francophones". I guess
Qajaqophones denotes a kayaking sub-culture's language -- kayak being a
form of Qajaq. Makes sense to me, but then what do I know (I'm the one
who used "meteorological contextualization", "Inuit historicity",
"serendipitous vomiting", and "designers who erroneously assume an
inherent metacentricity")? I won't even tell you some of the stuff Sea
Kayaker yanks out of my drafts.

Well, here's hoping you don't have a brain aneurysm trying to figure out
all this kayakspeak. I have to be careful too, given a weakness due to
my own tortuosity of the blood vessels. PW sure can blow one's mind some
days. Scott's gonna get tagged by a big wave one day for his bad karma.
Well, gotta go prep for a weekend trip -- wild winter winds are a
coming. Gotta de-cobb my brain a bit. I'll forget the spell check
tonight. :-)

PS
Hey, I love that cool kcd newbie chick on PW -- it's fun watching
someone else be disputious (mea maxima culpa) -- it helps alleviate the
faint existential ennui at the end of the day.

Doug



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