Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mmintl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Call for Proper Noun Idioms Message-ID: <926@mmintl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-Dec-85 13:37:20 EST Article-I.D.: mmintl.926 Posted: Tue Dec 24 13:37:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 12:48:01 EST References: <161@aero.ARPA> Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT Lines: 12 Keywords: Proper Nouns, Idioms Summary: In article <161@aero.ARPA> solomon@aero.UUCP (Steve Solomon) writes: >On a related note, what are the places thought of as neutrally exotic, >i.e. without a meaning of punishment (Methinks Siberia is universal) or >boredom if one were sent there? > English (7) ?(Outer) Mongolia > (8) *(Northern) Slobovia > Hebrew (9) Honolulu There is also the far side of the moon. Not quite perfect, but close. Frank Adams ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Multimate International 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108