tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Feb 16 06:20:58 1997
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Re: More on word origin
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: More on word origin
- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 09:28:46 -0500
- Organization: http://www.kli.org
eric d. zay ([email protected]) wrote:
> I'm not sure if this one has been mentioned or not, but this can't be
> a coincidence.
>
> QeD: Science (Q.E.D. "quod erat demonstrandum")
>
> Meaning, that which is proven or demonstrated
This is actually one of the very first jokes I noticed. But then, I used
to used to have a sign on my office door that read simply:
Q.E.D. - That Which Has Been Schoen
What, Okrand's the only one who can make puns? ;)
Lawrence
(who refuses to offer up a replacement proverb for this posting)
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