Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lots of people don't think so highly of the Wiki stuff. Here's the URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot I like this part: the name marmot comes from French marmotte, from Old French marmotan, marmontaine, from Old Franco-Proven?al, from Low Latin mures montani "mountain mouse", from Latin mures monti, ... I like the phrase: "mountain mouse" And like the fact that he's French. And as far as the Bubonic stuff goes he is quoted to say: "I didn't do it". "Don't try pinning that one on ME" Cough cough mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: "wildlightphoto@earthlink.net" <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:02:24 -0400 (EDT) > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Marmots & Ground Hogs! > > Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> The Wiki thing said the only critter to kill more humans than the Marmot >> was >> the mosquito. >> Says the Marmot not the Rat gave us the Bubonic Plague. > > Unconfirmed but then that's how rumors turn into "fact". > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information