Ancient Boating
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You say that but have we not recently seen people prosecuted for the death of a young girl in a bouncy castle which was blown away in a wind, not a tornado.
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Toto means baby, n'toto, a baby - presumably that is why the name was chosen.
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Huh? Non sequitur... Your tangent has gone far afield from the original topic.Simon21 wrote:You say that but have we not recently seen people prosecuted for the death of a young girl in a bouncy castle which was blown away in a wind, not a tornado.
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"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
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I think you presume far to much. The word Toto is used in several languages, including Latin.Simon21 wrote:Toto means baby, n'toto, a baby - presumably that is why the name was chosen.
Italian: from a personal name of Germanic origin, Dod(d)o, Totto. Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Toto (a pet form of Salvatore or Antonio).
Greek (Totos): from Albanian toto 'priest'. It is sometimes found forming a surname in combination with personal names, as in Totogiannis 'John the priest'.
Another use:
What is the meaning of the word Toto?
Totally or completely: “We reject your demands in toto.” From Latin, meaning “in all.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
I believe that L. Frank Baum made the word up, along with dozens of other unusual names that were used in his fantasy fiction books.
Get a grip... Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
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I saw what you did there.
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