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MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15722 posts, RR: 47
Posted (5 years 9 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 883 times:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6961005.stm

"A row has erupted in the South African port of Durban about the meaning of the Zulu word eThekwini, the name of the city's greater municipality area.
The most common translation for this is a "bull's testicle" although others say its root comes from the word harbour.

It blew up because Durban Mayor Obed Mlaba has said he favours changing eThekwini's name to KwaKhangela, which is said to translate as "watch out".

The mayor denies he is acting out of embarrassment over the word's meaning.

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E pur si muove -Galileo

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SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71
Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 859 times:

Boy am I glad I don't live in a place with a name that means something uncool like that!

signed

The people of "Squaw" vallley.
The people of Manteca California
The people of Grovont Wyoming (whose ancestors couldn't spell)
and so on

Happiness is not seeing another trite Ste. Maarten photo all week long.

Fumanchewd From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 816 times:

They should compromise and call it KwaKhangela eThekwini. My guess is that this would mean, "Watch out, bull testicle!" I think that this is very fitting, as I would never want to be close to a bull's testicle.

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