tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post107868310923890054..comments2024-03-22T08:39:17.629-07:00Comments on Spin Easy Time!: Religion Hedges Its Bets In Thailandfred chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-26346283857552427852009-11-03T02:31:57.166-08:002009-11-03T02:31:57.166-08:00"Farang" is Thai for the guava fruit. W..."Farang" is Thai for the guava fruit. When some Frenchmen showed up and said, "Je sui Francois," (SP), it sounded to the Thais like they were saying, "we are guava." <br /><br />I always thought that the Ferengi thing was very anti-semitic, like they were the Space Jews or something.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-85668853297716972812009-11-02T17:52:18.433-08:002009-11-02T17:52:18.433-08:00Weren't "Ferangi" those bald, money-...Weren't "Ferangi" those bald, money-grubbing aliens on Star Trek Next Generation? Think the name is a coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com