Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > I am forever amazed at the the territoriality displayed by certain ethinic > groups. > > ---- > Dr. Blacktape wonders: > > What did this post, or issue, have to do with ethnicity and territoriality - > as opposed to sense of privacy and dignity? > > Are lawyers or British Princesses ethnic groups now? Lots of groups of all shapes sizes and categories the classic example being certain tribal* peoples who feel like their soul is being stolen and the fitting response being to cook'em up and eat'em spitting out precious Leica parts. The tribe I had in mind by the way is Ohio but others apply adding up to most of the total population of the world. Mark Rabiner * 1. A unit of social organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry, culture, and leadership. 2. A political, ethnic, or ancestral division of ancient states and cultures, especially: a. Any of the three divisions of the ancient Romans, namely, the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan. b. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel. c. A phyle of ancient Greece. 3. A group of people sharing an occupation, an interest, or a habit: a tribe of graduate students. 4. Informal. A large family. 5. Biology. A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera. [Middle English, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus, division of the Roman people, perhaps of Etruscan origin or possibly ...