Plopp US/English?

tim Rowledge tim at rowledge.org
Mon Oct 2 17:58:01 UTC 2006


On 2-Oct-06, at 10:54 AM, Dan Ingalls wrote:

> Hi, Mike -
>
>> BTW, does anyone have a suggestion for a different name for the  
>> English version? Seems the connotations of plopp aren't making it  
>> a suitable name in English ;-)
>
> How about "Poof"?

Unfortunately this (yet another) disparaging term for homosexuals in  
UK english. Or at least, it was when I was still living there.

Y'know, given the target market, the fecal connotations of 'plopp'  
might actually appeal to kids....


tim
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