Friday, February 24, 2006

Misnomers

Misnomers
  1. Arabic numerals (originated in India)
  2. Peanut (a legume, not a nut)
  3. Tin can, tin foil (made of aluminium, not tin)
  4. Madison Square Garden (not square; not a garden)
  5. Danish pastries (invented in Austria)
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    1. The People's Democratic Republic of Korea
    That's as it was printed. That's because the whole world knows of the oxymoronic People's oxymoronic Democratic oxymoronic Republic of Korea.
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