[CS-FSLUG] QOTW: TV Classics

john-thomas richards jtr at jrichards.org
Tue Apr 27 20:34:24 CDT 2004


On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 07:34:54PM -0400, Linc Fessenden wrote:
[snip]
> Trivia question..  What does Kemo Sabe actually mean?
> It's something like "wild bush"..

actually, it means something akin to 'trusty scout'.

this reminds me, though, of a favorite gary larson cartoon.  the lone
ranger is sitting in a rocking chair (as an old man) reading an 'indian
dictionary.'  he discovers with much dismay that 'kemosabe' is an apache
expression for 'horse's rear end'.  :-)
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john-thomas
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