27 Dec
2015
27 Dec
'15
5:33 a.m.
On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 07:17:57PM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
The word "Kool" has many meanings, but none seems particularly horrifying:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool
Lisi, would you please explain why it bothers you and the others of whom
you speak?
The K was
originally suggested to stand for "Kool", but it was
decided that the K should stand for nothing in particular.
Because of the horror that suggestion would have produced in some of us.
I _could_ not have used something called "Kool".
Who is the rest of 'some of us'?
Do you really want a list? How long a list? We are a not small section of
the population still. Mind you, the Ford Ka still seems to be selling. But
not to me.
OK, now I'm really confused. The horror of "kool" might be due
to a dislike of language corruption. But what's wrong with "Ka"?
It has many different meanings, some of them thousands of years old:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka
It was part of the ancient Egyptian idea of the soul:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul#Ka_.28vi…
Maybe it was borrowed by the Vulcans (or vice-versa) as "katra":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_%28Star_Trek%29#Katra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surak
Lisi, please explain why "Ka" is repulsive to you and others.
Please use terms that don't require readers to have your
particular mental/cultural/ethnic context (whatever that might be).
Thanks!
Mark