Mayka, It’s from an old song entitled LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF. It's basically about two people who are engaged to be married but find they have so many differences that are thinking about canceling the marriage. The 'po-tay-to, po-tah-to' is an example of their differences used in the song: "You say 'po-TAY-to' [pronouncing 'potato' with a long 'a' vowel sound - like 'eh'], And I say 'po-TAH-to'. [pronouncing 'potato' with a short 'a' vowel sound - like 'ahhh']
It's sometimes used to draw attention to the fact that whatever is being argued about is very trivial, or the differences are trivial. ...Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Maria Lopez Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:49 PM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Brain Bill: What does " Po-TAY-to, Po-TAH-to" mean?. Mayka --- On Mon, 25/10/10, billsm...@hhs1963.org <billsm...@hhs1963.org> wrote: From: billsm...@hhs1963.org <billsm...@hhs1963.org> Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 25 October, 2010, 5:00 Po-TAY-to, Po-TAH-to…Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mike brown Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:43 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Brain Mayka, "Different strokes for different people". It's 'Different strokes for different folks'. The 'strokes' rhymes with 'folks' : ) Mike __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5560 (20101024) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5560 (20101024) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5560 (20101024) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5562 (20101025) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5563 (20101026) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
