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[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Van Cleve <jason at vancleve.com> writes:

Jason> The first hit suggests it is a Hindu saying, quoted in "A Short
Jason> Walk in the Hindu Kush", by Eric Newby.  Still doesn't explain
Jason> its meaning, though.  Very mysterious.

Right, except it wasn't a Hindu.  It was from a Bashgali Kafir (from a
region of Afghanistan) phrase book.  "Hindu Kush" apparently means
something like a place where you slaughter Hindus.  They evidently
weren't getting along over there for some reason when they named the
place.

Here's the search I was thinking of:

  <http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+have+nine+fingers%3B+you+have+ten%22&btnG=Google+Search>


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Russell Senior         ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.''
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