tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 08 09:29:08 1997
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'obe' as pun
- From: "Robyn Stewart" <[email protected]>
- Subject: 'obe' as pun
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 09:28:18 PST
- Organization: NLK Consultants, Inc.
- Priority: normal
> Got another one, maybe:
>
> 'obe': order, group officially recognized by government
>
> It's a stretch, but since Marc's somewhat involved in education,
> the current push toward Outcome Based Education being mandated by
> the government seems a possible source...
jIQochnIS. I read this one straight off as OBE, Order of the
British Empire, a well-known honour awarded to people the government
recognizes for their outstanding citizenship. I think there is
something similar in the US, President's Medal perhaps? This is a
non-military honour. The equivalent in my country is the Order of
Canada. People are spoken of as 'belonging to the Order of Canada,'
i.e. recipients are a group officially recognized by the government.
I assume we borrowed the concept and terminology from the OBE.
I'm positive there is a pun hidden in the word for scoop, but I
can't find it.
- Qov
Robyn Stewart [email protected]
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