Monday, February 26, 2007
INKONKONI - THE MEANING
I often get a lot of ribbing about my handle, Inkonkoni, which is generally a Zulu word used to describe a gnu. Unfortunately is it aslo a Xhosa word used to describe a lesbian.
Why I chose the name:
1) The gnu used to be the symbol of my home province, Natal, as can be seen above, and is currently one of the supporters of the KwaZulu Natal crest.
2) SAS Inkonkoni is the name of the citizen force naval base in Durban with which I have been affiliated. SAS Inkonkoni
3) Furthermore, as I work in a newspaper the word is just too punny to resist - "gnuspaper" get it?
4) As I like unicorns, other mythical horned animals, it was a no brainer.
5) No one else had chosen it on yahoo and my family instantly recognise it.
All of this was before the GNU freeware came along. Now everyone wants GNU.
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