[Fictionary] KROOHPYYH results
Nora Munoz
noraemunoz at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 28 01:17:49 EST 2013
I want to see the Airborn Anti-Christ! That is just super cray-cray! ;)
My main Finnish reference is the National Hockey League, even though I have a couple of Värttinä albums, thanks to Ranjit!
I am pretty sure I did the SrI Lanka/Finland thing ages ago when I came back from Sri Lanka, and I know I got 100%, but now that it's been over 20 years, and I don't remember anything! Here I go again!
Liminka -- Finland
Lappajarvi -- Finland
Kurikka -- Finland
Karijoki -- Finland
Karstula -- Finland
Kantala -- Sri Lanka
Askola -- Finland
Lapinlahti -- Finland
Sukeva -- Finland
Kultala - Finland
Katunayaka -- Sri Lanka
Vannativilu -- Finland
Vidattaltivu -- Sri Lanka
Vavuniya -- Sri Lanka
Wadingala -- Sri Lanka
Kantalai -- Sri Lanka
Narammala -- Sri Lanka
Hakmana -- Sri Lanka
Avissawella -- Sri Lanka
Anaivilundawa -- Sri Lanka
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From: Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com>
To: fictionary <fictionary at swarpa.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Fictionary] KROOHPYYH results
At last, the three warning signs of hair can be revealed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranjit/8514188701/in/set-72157632843031697/
Also, I'm pleased that Elliott's main reference for Finnish is the
band Värttinä. Säme here.
- ranjit
p.s. can you tell which of these places are in Finland and which are
in Sri Lanka?
Liminka
Lappajarvi
Kurikka
Karijoki
Karstula
Kantala
Askola
Lapinlahti
Sukeva
Kultala
Katunayaka
Vannativilu
Vidattaltivu
Vavuniya
Wadingala
Kantalai
Narammala
Hakmana
Avissawella
Anaivilundawa
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:
> Thanks for a fun round, everybody! I tried to find the right balance
> between unorthodox and insane in my choice of word, and kroohpyyh has always
> boggled my mind since I first ran across it. Discussions of its
> Sapir-Whorfy implications are left to the adventurous.
> -Jim
>
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