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Here, for once, an article that fits into the news. In a few days because the telethon began. But really means this word?

My older readers will recall my very first two articles were devoted to "etymological monsters" (" Métrophérique " and "homophobia ). Well, here's a new monster etymology.

The prefix "tele-" means "far" is that of "telephone", "television", and numerous other words. But "-thon"? Nothing to do with the "Tuna" comes from the Greek well, but "thunnos. I think the inventors of this neologism resumed the final "marathon" because the telethon is to do a marathon so far. True, but the word "marathon", "-thon" is not a suffix: it is an integral part of the root.

the way, where does this word mean? Battle of Marathon, of course. I briefly remind you the facts. In 490 BC. BC, the Athenians are victorious Persians in the plain of Marathon. As the phone did not exist, a messenger was sent forward as quickly as possible the news of the victory in Athens, at 42 km Marathon. The brave man running at full speed in his legs, arrived in Athens, announced the news, then collapses, dead.

During the first Olympics of the modern era in 1896, was called by that name a race of 42 km, in memory of this courageous messenger.

But where the name came clean "Marathon"? Well, a "marathon" ("o" long) in Greek, is simply a "field of fennel" and "Marathon" ("o" in short) which means "fennel".

If we had to translate strictly "telethon" it would be a "far-nouil!

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Nougaro Zola and corrupt the youth?

I recently read in Le Canard chained (who had read Le Figaro ) the following information: September 15, the crib Emile Zola Carpentras was débaptisée (to be renamed "The small cartons), because the name Zola demoralize staff, parents and even babies, or at least evoke a sense of misery, of unhappy children, which does not with the image of childlike joy that will give the nursery.

I find this information particularly shocking: not only focus the general atmosphere of his novels, the characters assimilate its worst, reflects a complete misunderstanding of the artist. For me, the name of Zola evokes one of the greatest French writers, but also a cultured man, near the modern painters of his day, and another man committed defending humanistic values that swung the Dreyfus affair.

Anyway, if you go there, although it should be renaming nurseries and schools, which are sometimes simply the name the street where they are situés.Tiens! The nursery has attended my daughter, "Nogent - De Gaulle". Although De Gaulle was an admirable man in some ways, I find the more humanistic values of Zola that his and most edifying for youth! And even "Nogent", which is the name of the city, is not neutral: it evokes the dance halls fortunately the Marne and the "little white wine you drink under the arbor, but not far from home, in Drancy, we would call a nursery named the city?

This pitiful story reminds me another one.

In my former college, it was hosted for over twenty years at the switchboard by the warm voice singing Claude Nougaro "Armstrong I am not black, I'm white skin ... "This changed the passage of Four Seasons by Vivaldi, always the same, that means the switchboard of most colleges! However, last year, was eliminated Nougaro pretext that it was very annoying, even offensive, for parents of black students, to be greeted by these words! It thus implied that Nougaro lyrics could be interpreted as racist. Again, it's something to be shocked for these words introduce a song that is rather a clear anti-racist and a tribute from a white artist with a black artist, Louis Armstrong ..

Both stories reflect my opinion something far more disturbing. Officials have bowed to pressure from parents or other ignorant people who believe that Zola was an alcoholic father or a child beaten like his characters and Nougaro was proud to be a racist white skin. However, yielding to these pressures and removing Émile Claude, was given due to these people. Of course everyone is not supposed to know the work of Zola and Nougaro but why not explain? We therefore prefer

in our country, due to the ignorant rather than educate them?

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The adventures of twelve companions

Remember my article on the already old days of the week (see http://cheminsantiques.blogspot.com/2007/03/il-tait-une-fois-sept- gods-who-se.html ). I concluded on the very strong symbol that represents the origin of these names because they have both an original Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian origin, as our European culture ...

We found a similar mixture in the names of the twelve figures of card games French.

I remember you as a reminder: In order

'hearts, diamonds, spades, clovers'

• Kings: Charles, Caesar, David, Alexander

• Ladies: Judith, Rachel Pallas, Argine

• Jacks: Lahire, Hector, Ogier, Lancelot

Note: The servants are not footmen! In the Middle Ages, was called as a young man, who was not yet knighted.

I thought you enjoy a little background on the origins of these names, but I found many sites and blogs that talk about it. The most complete are:

http://www.artefake.com/spip.php?article271

and

http://kikojo.over-blog.net/article- 16431044.html

You'll learn that these names including hidden "keys" for characters of the entourage of Charles VII in the fifteenth century (Eg, Pallas, that is to say, Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, would Joan of Arc).

Not being an avid fifteenth century French, I am interested in reading this far less than the literal reading of these names, which shows three characters from ancient Greece (Pallas, Hector and Alexander), a character in ancient Rome (Caesar) and an anagram Latin word ("Argine", an anagram of "Regina" = "queen"), three characters in the biblical world (David, Judith and Rachel), and four characters of the medieval Christian world in the fifteenth century (Lancelot, Charles, Lahiri and Ogier). And to accentuate the mixture in each category are both fictional characters and historical figures.

This mixture would probably not foreign to the medieval fashion catalogs: bestiaries catalogs or noble personages, men and women, and more particularly to a pattern I found here:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Neuf_Preux

pattern of nine knights. The authors were having fun together three champions of the pagan world, three of the biblical world and three from the Christian world. However, the three heroes are pagans Hector, Alexander and Caesar, among the three heroes we find biblical David and Charlemagne among Christians (and King Arthur, who is close to Lancelot). Lists circulated Nine Worthy also, one finds Judith.

Note also found also in pagan Preuses dear Semiramis.

But back cards. We could have had, based on what model of nine knights, grouping by color. For example, characters in Greek heart, tile Bible, Romans and Christians in medieval picnic in clover. Yet none of that on the contrary, there are no two characters from the same culture in every color!

Again, why the matter does not interest me here. I just find this fabulous blend is a great incentive to the imagination. I like to imagine and David and Alex will compete for the most glorious feat, knock down Goliath with a sling or cut the Gordian knot; Judith and Pallas chatting, holding hands, one head of Holofernes, the other that of the Gorgon Medusa, or Lancelot madly in love with Rachel, instead of Guinevere ...