I feel like you're my journal beta. This, me getting the date of the West standalone wrong by a century--you always seem to be there to gently clue me into my boneheaded typoes. *hugs*
Hee. I can't believe you didn't know about the tattoo.
And yes, I went back and forth on the "little" vs. "many" merry-go-round, but was eventually told by KJ (who had consulted both an anthro prof and I think a Native tribal/heritage center) that in the local language the repetition denoted plural and not diminutive, and that the "little" thing was a consistent mistake. The original design had been for "little water", but whatever evidence she came up with (can't recall now) was convincing enough that I redesigned.
So if she was wrong, don't tell me, because I shall stick my fingers in my ears, go "la la la," and this shall forever be my Walla Walla tattoo.
oh...before i read the explanation, the first thing that popped into my head was that quote from the Song of Solomon "many waters cannot quench love" (KJV) which i love...
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The link up there goes to the picture though. Use http://www.inkedblog.com/archives/2006/09/every_body_has_a_story_walla_w.html for the link to the actual blog entry.
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(Even if "walla walla" actually means "little water.")
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And yes, I went back and forth on the "little" vs. "many" merry-go-round, but was eventually told by KJ (who had consulted both an anthro prof and I think a Native tribal/heritage center) that in the local language the repetition denoted plural and not diminutive, and that the "little" thing was a consistent mistake. The original design had been for "little water", but whatever evidence she came up with (can't recall now) was convincing enough that I redesigned.
So if she was wrong, don't tell me, because I shall stick my fingers in my ears, go "la la la," and this shall forever be my Walla Walla tattoo.
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Hi, who are you and how'd you end up all the way back here, anyway?
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