Dave,

Stacy didn't write, "New Guinea". He wrote "New Quinea".

That was my point. Please read the line you quoted below.

;-)

BenT

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On Oct 25, 2011, at 3:43 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> If you are suggesting that folks from New Guinea might object to the name Guinea Pig, why?
> 
> The Guinea Pig is a rodent from South America.  It formerly was much used in medical research as an experimental animal, hence the term "Guinea Pig came to mean an object subject to a trial.  It has nothing to do with New Guinea.  The name "Guinea Pig" might be due to a mistaken belief that the animal was from Guinea (a country in Africa), not New Guinea, which is a large island north of Australia.
> 
> mcneely
> 
> ---- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: 
>>> New Quinea? Is that the Qountry where they keep Vanaqons, Synqros, Westqualias, and Doqqelkabine truques?;-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> BenT
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>> sent from my electronic Q
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>> On Oct 25, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>>>    I don't think that the people in New Quinea appreciate the name .
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                           Stacy
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> --
> David McNeely