Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] dog's name
From: Nick Plekhanov <nickpaleo@geocities.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 13:34:54 -0700
 
In Russian "leica" pronounces as "laika", English "leica" pronounciation
to a Russian sounds like a dog breed's name (something similar to
Husky); what sounds like "laika" - in Russian means a sprinkling can.
Leica was a dog's name for a Russian dog that died on the Earth's orbit
because there was no technology to return the spacecraft back to Earth.
The remains of Leica are still circling with other space garbage
somewhere in the skies.


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