[Coco] [Color Computer] Destruction of Yahoo Groups

shadow@shadowgard.com [ColorComputer] ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com
Thu Dec 12 18:27:44 EST 2019


On 12 Dec 2019 at 14:24, Steve Noskowicz noskosteve at ya wrote:

> I'm pretty sure this word 'yahoo' comes from a Polish word that I
> heard as a youngster which is pronounced starting with a 'p'. Pyahoo.
> Still two syllables pya'-who

It comes fro Gulliver's Travels. One of the lesser known parts 
involving a land of intelligent horse (not even going to *try* to 
spell their name) and human looking creatures called "yahoos" that 
are pretty disgusting in their habits.
--
Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com




More information about the Coco mailing list