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

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> > New Quinea? Is that the Qountry where they keep Vanaqons, Synqros, Westqualias, and Doqqelkabine truques?;-)
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> On Oct 25, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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David McNeely