An old Chinese proverb

[Wayne Maddison]

There's the Laurie Anderson song "Baby Doll" that may intend to give
a similar message by its absurdity.  The lyrics are:

   Well I'm sitting around trying to write a letter
   I'm wracking my brains trying to think of another word for horse
   I ask my brain for some assistance.
   And he says: Huh...Let's see...How about cow?
   That's close.

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Wayne Maddison
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Departments of Zoology and Botany
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4   Canada

email: wmaddisn at interchange.ubc.ca   FAX: (604) 822-2416

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