On Thu, 2008-10-09 at 09:26 +0900, Hideki Yamane wrote: > On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:02:17 +0200 > Franklin PIAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The page could have an "Expert" subpage (or let's name it kamikaze, so > > people don't get impressed by the name ;) > > Do people really understand kamikaze? :-) > > # I don't know how many people know this Japanese word...
It's a well known word in French (in English too, I think). I don't know about other countries, you are right. I still haven't found proper names for the page section. quoting Dictionary.com Unabridged, kamikaze means: > 1. A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal > crash attack, especially upon a ship. > 2. An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide > attack. > 3. Slang An extremely reckless person who seems to court death. That's not exactly what I meant ;) > ["divine wind" from kami "god, providence, divine" + kaze "wind." > Originally the name given in folklore to a typhoon which saved > Japan from Mongol invasion by wrecking Kublai Khan's fleet > (August 1281).] I like the Ethymology... "Providence Testers that saved Debian?" Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
