General Motors Purchases Indian Languages (fwd)

David Gene Lewis coyotez at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU
Mon Aug 11 19:52:10 UTC 2003


Yes interesting,
I saw a recent story on CNN about Starbucks trying to close down a
restaurant named Haidabucks. Apparently a play on words of what Indian
men are named derogatively, and how that name "bucks" is used in
Indian communities as part of the reservation humour. Similar to the
way "skins" is used by rez indians in reference to themselves, but is
not very PC off reservation.

Anyway, I'll look up the stpry and send it out.
David

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> Very funny!  Great article.  Nice to hear some humor.
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