big antedating of "Hun" = 'German.'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Kaiser Bill. That kinda guy.

JL




On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

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> > Date:    Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:41:15 -0500
> > From:    Laurence Horn<laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: big antedating of "Hun" = 'German.'
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> > On Nov 12, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> >> >YBQ probably should include the Kaiser's 1900 exhortation to his
> troops:
> >> >
> >> >"When you meet the enemy,... you will give no pardon and take no
> prisoners.
> >> >...As the Huns a thousand years ago under King Etzel [i.e., Attila]
> > Aha! So*that*  explains why the car didn't sell!  I knew it must have
> been more than just the horse-collar grille.
> >
> > LH
> >
> Horse collar? I always thought it was a toilet seat.
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