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cretin [24. Mar 2009|01:09]
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[French crétin, from French dialectal, deformed and mentally retarded person found in certain Alpine valleys, from Vulgar Latin *christiānus, Christian, human being, poor fellow, from Latin Chrīstiānus, Christian. (Skat. dictionary.com.)
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From:[info]eerenpreiss
Date:24. Marts 2009 - 01:21
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"It has been observed that many American hackers tend to favor the British pronunciation /kret'in/ over standard American /kree'tn/; it is thought this may be due to the insidious phonetic influence of Monty Python's Flying Circus"
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From:[info]tanstaafl
Date:24. Marts 2009 - 01:28
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...un mana ticība etimoloģijai ir atgriezusies. :)
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From:[info]drako
Date:24. Marts 2009 - 03:29
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Nezinu cik tam sakara ar etimoloģiju, bet jau labu laiku esmu sev piefiksējis cik lieliski "mormon" rīmējas ar "moron".

Ja kas - šodien divi tādi bija pie manis ciemos, draudzīgi šķīrāmies pa kāpņu telpu medījot savu visur lienošo kaķi :D