To: MineralMan; GovernmentShrinker
"what could possibly be mistranslated into "pomegranate"? "
Grenade. Same root.
I think you are right. French for pomegranate is grenadia or something like that.
To: dinasour
And of course in English "pineapple" is slang for grenade. That would be confusing in a mechanical translation.
599 posted on
10/23/2002 2:39:09 PM PDT by
Eala
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