[lit-ideas] Re: The Names of the Body Parts
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:56:10 -0700
Mike Geary wrote
Reminds of the the question I once asked my daughter when she was
little: "Why do we call a pig a 'pig' ?"
"Because they're so dirty," she said.
I first heard this from George Myro, although it may be an old Chinese
proverb.
Philosopher: 'Why is this called a "cup"?'
Child: 'Because it's a cup.
The child's analysis seems unimpeachable.
Robert Paul
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