Kiska is an Aleutian Island. It is one of the two islands occipied by the Japanese during WW II. Kishka, on the other hand is an Eastern European blood sausage.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 3:18 PM Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > Just in case (you might have googled it already): It is a Seattle-based > crab fisshing vessel. > http://www.kiskasea.com > https://www.facebook.com/FVKiskaSea/ > I am curious how they came up with that name. > > > > Fun fact: "Kiska" in Russian means "kitty". > It is also used as an endearment to kids and women (in the 3rd or 2nd > person). > Also, it is a vulgar/slang word for female genital. > > I've just found that in Hindi, "kiska" means "whose": > https://www.quora.com/What-does-kiska-mean-in-Hindi > > > So, Larry, maybe you should've asked "Whose it is?" ;-) > > > Igor > > PS. An old real story told by one of the participants: > There was some cultural event (on a ship cruise, if I remember correctly) > with youths from the UK and Russia. Someone's cat ran away and was > hiding. People from England started calling the cat: "Pss! Pss!" > Russians were laughing: that's what they tell a toddler sitting on a potty > to initiate the process. > Then Russians started helping, calling the cat, now with the Brits' > turn to laugh, as the calling sound was "Kis-kis-kiss!" > > > > > Larry Colen Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:40:22 -0700 wrote: > > Silly Photo Every So Often > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50161505156/in/album-72157715266804887/ > > > > No particular photographic merit, it just amused me. Comments and > wordplay are welcome. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
