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[Gerry Quinn]

From: Andrew Mason 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 5:35 PM


> > >>Gerry Quinn: It is a common expression in Ireland.  If you say ?he?s a header?
> > >>it will be understood as ?he?s a head case?.
> >
> >>Marc Aramini-  Why would Wolfe use an Irish expression in his far future
> >>Byzantine/South America?  I would need other examples of Irish slang
> >>associated with Hethor.
> >
> > I understood in the exchange that Gerry had no way of knowing that "header" is
> > not a slang expression most Americans would understand (I would first think of
> > a method of propelling a soccer ball).

> Another possible interpretation is that Gerry was making a joke.
Why are you all so negative about my theories!
But yeah, I was trying to make the point that even if we knew that Hethor’s original name started with H we wouldn’t know much, and in truth we have no particular reason to believe even that.
- Gerry Quinn
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