Re: Cross-fertilising the creative communities of Glorantha

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From: Alison Place <alison_place_at_3VFGRL72wNUbySwPIpp5hcEpPCO5RLCZe974421CLj1Zi4Cqd8kKeHksEud8-5y>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:08:51 -0800 (PST)

Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_qw62te9LWPKYT4tme-3loxOhykj645FTZWlmma8chVkF3WbcN_RpuTQPdlUykx5YaRPa4jLrrtalCSvzBcg.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> Alison, who doesn't know acronyms after all:
> > Well, since wog stands for 'wily oriental
> > gentleman'

> Actually, it probably comes from golliwog. The more
> common (false) acronym is westernized oriental
> gentleman. I've never actually seen anyone say the
> w stands for wily.

My mother was wrong?! No, never! Well, hardly ever. Okay, I checked, and here is the official matter on the word:
http://www.billcasselman.com/wording_room/wog_one.htm

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