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Czesc Lucyna ;)<br>
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I know that my family name sounds funny in Polish :) I don't know where
is it from. I know a british famous writer Jerome Klapka Jerome, who
wrote "Three men in a boat" and it is said, that Jerome's middle name
is from hungarian general György Klapka.<br>
In the czech language "klapka" has many meanings: lid, extension
(telephone), stop (musical instrument), stop plank, flap,
clack(-valve), clapperboard, clappet, drop indicator, valve, shutter,
key, wing flap. Plural "klapky" means lot of other: blinders, blinkers,
keys, earmuffs,...<br>
Genealogists say, that the family name is from someone who is very
talkative, because of the claping of the mouth ;)<br>
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I would like to travel a lot and meet all you people, but there is not
so much time and money I would like to have. I hope I will meet you,
Lucyna, someday ;)<br>
<br>
Tomas<br>
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Lucyna Dlugolecka wrote:
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<div><font size="2">Hello Tomas.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Your family name sounds so funny in Polish :-))
("flip-flop")</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Well, it's good you will cooperate with Honza,
Martin and Stepanka. Your team will be strenghtened :-). Maybe you will
come to Poland some day and become my student like Stepanka? :-)</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Lucyna</font></div>
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dir="ltr">I know, there are more applicants interested in SignWriting
(For example Stepanka, who was in Poland and she met Lucyna there), so
I hope these applicants will be accepted with me ;)<br>
<br>
Tomas Klapka</blockquote>
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