Glenn writes:

> I have no idea why this particular thread, from over TWO YEARS ago,
>  stuck in my memory, but for the two who care, here's a follow-up.
>
>  Back in May 1998, Wirt wrote:
>
>  >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.
>
>  In playing the original "You Don't Know Jack" game (apparently published
>  jointly by Berkeley Systems and Jellyvision, Inc.) this evening, one
question
>  concerned the meaning of the designation "kemo sabe."
>
>  The answer was:  it's a Navajo phrase, meaning "soggy shrub."

For a calm and rational recapitulation of the various sides in this heated
scholarly debate, please see:

     http://www.write101.com/kemosabe.htm

My prediliction, if not outrightly pronounced propensity, is to accept the
penultimate explanation on the referenced webpage.

Wirt Atmar