Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: energyplay who wrote (295)	9/8/2005 1:35:51 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 217649

That is a giggle: < A famous linguist once made the further observation that it was unknown for a double positive ever to resolve to a negative. A skeptical voice came from the back of the lecture hall: "Yeah, right". This joke is due to Prof. Sidney Morgenbesser of Columbia University. However, in Bulgarian the expression "??-??" ("Yes-yes") is used to show disagreement with what has been said.> Esp in Kiwi culture, "Yeah, right!" is part of the vernacular and a beer brand has adopted the slogan as their public image. tui.co.nz While in Bulgaria in 1974, my wife and I had a "conversation" with a few Bulgarian blokes at a motor camp where we stayed overnight. They were explaining how in Bulgaria nodding of head and "yes, yes" means no. I didn't really understand it, but put it away for future reference. We had no language in common so our conversation was body language and about 6 words in common [in English]. Obviously there was something to it. Anyway, it was an enjoyable evening. I should enter that in the Tui competition...I wonder if they exclude plagiarism. Mqurice