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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Call for votes: KDE 2.0 mascot!
From:       Jo Dillon <emily () thelonious ! new ! ox ! ac ! uk>
Date:       1999-04-24 21:54:35
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Roberto Alsina (ralsina@unl.edu.ar) spake thusly:
> On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Martin Konold wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Sean Kendall Schneyer wrote:
> > 
> > > As for a name, it reminded me of a childrens story book
> > > character that I used to read when I was growing up:
> > > "Puff the Magic Dragon". So what about the name Puff?
> > 
> > Is there a trademark or copyright on this name?
> 
> Besides, doesn't "puff" have a bad meaning in british slang?

  Not that I know, and I ought to. The only thing I can think of is that
to puff something is to inflate its importance, but that's rather
old-fashioned. Perhaps .uk'rs from other regions could tell me if I'm wrong?

-- 
	Jo

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