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"Life without numbers in a unique Amazon tribe: Piraha apparently can't learn to count and have no distinct words for colours [....] They frequently change their names, because they believe spirits regularly take them over and intrinsically change who they are. [....]"
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more at the MeFi thread: www.metafilter.com/mefi/35108
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more at the MeFi thread: www.metafilter.com/mefi/35108
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Sun, August 22, 2004 - 1:07 PMSo alts are an insular group who are intellectually handicapped by choice?
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Sun, August 22, 2004 - 1:48 PMAs intellectually handicapped as the French are for willingly speaking French. -
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Sun, August 22, 2004 - 8:10 PMNo levity allowed here!! -
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 7:51 AMfrivolous jests where an attempt at serious discussion is in progress is trolling: a violation of the TOU!
We now return to our discussion, already in more productive process: cluster.tribe.net/tribe/ser...wThread.vm
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 4:46 PMThat's why I change my name! -
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 5:34 PMit's the deficit of food and sleep that gets me -
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 5:50 PMno more rumps to chomp? -
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Unsu...
Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 5:51 PMand no more chumps to romp
hoobie hoobie hoobie -
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Re: Whorfian Name Changing
Mon, August 23, 2004 - 5:55 PMscoobie boobie boo!
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