[Coco] [Color Computer] Digest Number 1540

[Bob kebobber@gmail.com [ColorComputer]]

The name Yahoo is actually an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchically
Organized Oracle"

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 7:27 PM <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com wrote:

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> 1 Message
> Digest #1540
> 1a
> Re: Destruction of Yahoo Groups <#m_-2319261521766682393_1a> by
> "Gerardus" plastered_walrus
>
> Message
> 1a Re: Destruction of Yahoo Groups
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> Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:29 pm (PST) . Posted by: "Gerardus" plastered_walrus
> <swancity at internode.on.net?subject=Re%3A%20Destruction%20of%20Yahoo%20Groups>
> "Yahoo" the word and description which has become the meaning today in
> English came from Gulliver's travels written by Jonathan Swift. There
> was a whole tribe of them.
>
> On 12/12/2019 10:24 pm, Steve Noskowicz noskosteve at yahoo.com
> [ColorComputer] 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
> >
> > --
> > Regards, Steve Noskowicz
> > Science & Technical Advisor
> >
> > On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 3:12:18 PM CST, Neil Morrison
> neilsmorr at gmail.com [ColorComputer] <colorcomputer at yahoogroups.com>
> wrote:
> >
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> >
> > As you may know, Yahoo is determined to destroy Yahoo groups.
> > I'm trying to save everything and move it to another provider, however
> Yahoo's ridiculous timelines are causing repeated outages of the site.
> > I have no idea what the outcome will be... Worst case, I may wind up
> starting something on Reddit or the like. It seems they want to live up to
> the name!
> > If someone calls you a yahoo, it's definitely an insult. Yahoos are
> thought to have very little education and culture. People think of yahoos
> as folks who were raised in a barn — maybe literally. A yahoo can also be
> called a bumpkin, hayseed, hick, rube, yokel, or hillbilly.
> >
> > It seems they want to live up to the name! There are ways to save your
> own posts and files, but they seem to be very limited.
> >
> > SMH
> > Neil-----
> >
> >
> >
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