From: Tim Hunter <sastph@...>
Date: 2006-08-31T23:30:31+09:00
Subject: Re: How to spy on the Japanese Rubists

Dr Nic wrote:
> Paul Robinson wrote:
>>> For one, I heared that Eskimos use some tens of various words for
>>> different kinds of snow and ice. You get the idea.
>> They're called inuits, not eskimos - calling somebody an eskimo is
>> like calling them a nigger, i.e. highly offensive - but I'm aware of
>> what you mean by the snow/ice thing.
> 
> I never knew that Eskimos was a derogatory term. The things you learn on 
> the Ruby forum :)
> 
The Inuit don't have any more words for snow than anybody else: 
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010202.html

That's 10,000,000 pedantic points for me. Do I win?