On 13 October 2012 06:52, Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Bonobashi <bonoba...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >> Not fair to Noddy. This is a chestnut, which, considering its vintage, >> may be considered fresh maal once again. It dates back to the Anglo-Indian >> era in quizzing, when one could ask the QM to hang on until one explained >> to a skeptical bearer exactly what was going wrong with the gin-and-lime. >> >> ..."eheu, fugaces"....and all that. >> > > > Perhaps I should explain my reasoning. One does not find many contemporary > uses of the term "Mau plateau". The region these days is referred to as > Central Province (shortened to "Central"). Most references to "Mau plateau" > that I have across are online, and a majority of them are about Kenya being > considered as a potential home for the Jewish people. So when I find > someone using a dated phrasing I muttered to myself "o tempora, o moraes" > and fired off a reply. > > > I was going to guess Alaska, because I took Michael Chabon's excellent alternate history "The Jewish Policeman's Union" a bit too seriously.
Dibyo
