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Subject: Re: [OM] Pop Quiz
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:13:06 +0000
Fender Stanocaster?

On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 21:05, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 3/23/2020 12:11 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> > Of course, its the other half of ollie.
>
> On 3/23/2020 1:15 PM, Philippe wrote:
> > Starts at 10 mn
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TfqGHoDiNU
>   Same answer, more entertaining.
>
> On 3/23/2020 12:17 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> > “Stan by your man”?
>
> No, nor is it the suffix, "-stan"
>  From Worldatlas.com:
>
> Numerous countries in Central Asia have a name that ends in "stan,"
> including:
>
>   * *Afghanistan
>   * Kazakhstan
>   * Kyrgyzstan
>   * Pakistan
>   * Tajikistan
>   * Turkmenistan
>   * Uzbekistan
>     *
>
> As a generally accepted explanation, the suffix /"stan"/ is an ancient
> Persian and/or Farsi word meaning /country,
> nation, land, or place of,/ so, the country name of Afghanistan would then
> mean /"homeland"/ of the Afghans, or /place
> of/ the Afghans.
>
> ==========
>
> Waldo Moose
>
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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