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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 4, 2021 19:28:41 GMT
No Tumpthy is a name for it on the British isles and humpty in New Zealand and Newfoundland I find it bizarre that such distant lands as New Zealand and Newfoundland would name them the same. But you're right. I googled it. I thought you were pulling my leg. 
I also believe the term "ottoman" is a bit racist. It was an empire, not a foot stool. My great grandfather worked for the Sultan.
So Europeans can’t rest their feet upon an empire which had invaded and controlled vast areas of their continent because it’s racist? 
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Post by gameboy on Oct 4, 2021 20:15:00 GMT
I find it bizarre that such distant lands as New Zealand and Newfoundland would name them the same. But you're right. I googled it. I thought you were pulling my leg.
I also believe the term "ottoman" is a bit racist. It was an empire, not a foot stool. My great grandfather worked for the Sultan.
So Europeans can’t rest their feet upon an empire which had invaded and controlled vast areas of their continent because it’s racist? Europeans can rest their feet on the British Empire.
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 5, 2021 0:52:04 GMT
So Europeans can’t rest their feet upon an empire which had invaded and controlled vast areas of their continent because it’s racist? Europeans can rest their feet on the British Empire. Anyway the Ottomans were more or less a family business so Ottoman is really a brand name that became generally applied to an item. A bit like Hoovers and Jacuzzis.
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Post by gameboy on Oct 5, 2021 1:06:12 GMT
Europeans can rest their feet on the British Empire. Anyway the Ottomans were more or less a family business so Ottoman is really a brand name that became generally applied to an item. A bit like Hoovers and Jacuzzis. Are you saying it was the surname of a proprietor? This is what I found:
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 5, 2021 8:01:23 GMT
Anyway the Ottomans were more or less a family business so Ottoman is really a brand name that became generally applied to an item. A bit like Hoovers and Jacuzzis. Are you saying it was the surname of a proprietor? This is what I found: The name comes from the family that owned and ran the Empire so you could say it was a family business. Our Royal family is often referred to as The Firm (which also makes them sound like an organised criminal gang). The Turks couldn’t have hated the family that much as they allowed them to go into exile following the revolution. Having your family remembered as plush pieces of furniture isn’t that bad. My surname has a much more sinister connection, especially in the southern part of the USA.
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