How soon they forget!

[Wilson Gray]

Well put, Jonathan! And now, as suggested by the local broadsheet, I'm
going to take it on the lamb.

-Wilson

On Jan 12, 2005, at 5:18 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> In those pricey vacation brochures, holidays in Indochina are now
> labeled "Indochine."
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> The more things change, the more a rose by any other name smells
> different.
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> JL
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> Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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> Given that Vietnam was once part of the colony, _French_ Indo-China, it
> should come as no surprise that a Vietnamese restaurant would have a
> French name like "Le Cheval." And, of course, the number of Americans
> that can read Vietnamese is even smaller than the number that can read
> French, no doubt.
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> -Wilson Gray
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