Yak yak yak

[Millie Webb]

I just bought one of those t-shirts for my five-year-old at a garage sale,
of all places.  It struck me (and the rest of our family) as positively
perfect for her.  She rarely stops chattering, and I am not exaggerating.  A
very nice t-shirt with colorful embroidery, btw.

Did we already address here why people started using "yak" to mean chatter
in the US?  I presume it did not come from the animal in any way, shape or
form?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Towse" <self at TOWSE.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Tibetan Eye/DZi Beads; Hyphenation Horrors


> Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > BEIJING CALIFORNIA YAKMEAT RESTAURANT--The name of a  restaurant we
drove by here in Lhasa.  We haven't tried it...Popular T-shirts here have
four yaks, with "YAK YAK YAK YAK" under them.
> >
>
> Yak burgers and french fries are served at the Hard Yak cafe at
> the Lhasa Hotel.
>
> T-shirts available too!
>
> Sal
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