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Pig Latin, the language of the future? A. First, you know Yahoo, Google, Facebook, etc, reads your email and messages.   Mostly looking for advertising tips, but all is stored. B. All kids learn Pig Latin in school.   Not taught in classes, all pick it up with ease.   Just take a word such at “stuff” and move the first letter to the end and add and “a.”   So, “stuff” -> “tuffsa   (pronounced “tuff-say”). The sentence, “I want to go shopping” becomes “Ia antwa ota oga hoppingsa.” C. Big Question.   Suppose we all started, like today, using Pig Latin in our messaging.   How long will it be before the big boys write a Pig Latin translator so they can once again read your messages?   One week?   One month?   One year?   That you made a guess proves you believe they would do it. ------------- Chinese Checkers – 2019 style They are resisting, but why shouldn’t China open its markets to the US and even Europe?   They do make very good quality stuff.   And if so, will not th

The  carnival  is now a celebration of parties, the name of a cruise ship line, and an annual event at every school.  Where did that delightful term  carnival  come from? And the answer is...  In fact, many suggest it comes from the Italian ( carnevale ) derived from the Latin carnem (meat) and levare (remove), corresponding to English "carnival".  Carnivals are usually celebrated just before  Len t, where the Lenten sacrifice was to give up meat consumption.  (In the olden days most of the peasants sacrificed meat as a way of life because they couldn't afford it.) Now we go to the carnival, celebrating the moment with ribs and steak,  exotic costumes, hot music, wild sex, and of course delightful drink.  Sacrifice is for whom again?