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Re: Remember the 'Application Notes'?
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John Zoltak <[log in to unmask]>
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John Zoltak <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 22 May 1998 22:58:22 -0400
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Wirt,

Sheesh! When's your appearance on Jeopardy? I mean how many terabytes do
you dedicate to all of that obscure information? Just kidding.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WirtAtmar [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 1998 8:10 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] Remember the 'Application Notes'?
> 
> Tim Ericson asks the probing question:
> 
> > Thanks, Kemosabe!  (what *does* that mean, anyway?)
> 
> It is a slangish transmogrification of the Spanish phrase, "¿Quien
> sabe?" (Who
> knows?). The speaker of that phrase, the Long Ranger's faithful
> sidekick, was
> Tonto, whose name is Spanish means idiot, fool, or stupid.
> 
> These names were either an inside joke or a bit of mid-century
> American
> racism, depending on your interpretation. What evil truly lurks in the
> minds
> of men? Only the Shadow knows....
> 
> Wirt Atmar

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