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2 Time Magazine Journalists Hurt in Iraq
By The Associated Press

19 December 2003

(AP) -- A senior reporter and a veteran photographer for Time magazine
were wounded along with two U.S. soldiers when a grenade was tossed into
their Humvee, the military and the magazine said Thursday.

Time senior correspondent Michael Weisskopf and contributing
photographer James Nachtwey were traveling with a U.S. Army patrol in
Baghdad on Wednesday night when the attack occurred, a statement from Time
managing editor Jim Kelly said.

A military spokesman said they were with a unit of the Army's 1st
Armored Division.

The military official, who spoke only condition of anonymity, said one
of the journalists was severely wounded and the other was slightly injured.
Time said both were in stable condition and were awaiting transfer to a U.S.
military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

Nachtwey is an award-winning photographer known for haunting images of
war and poverty. He was the subject of a 2001 Oscar-nominated documentary,
"War Photographer," and has won many awards. This year he shared a $1
million Dan David prize for documenting "the apocalyptic events of our
time."

Weisskopf is an award-winning correspondent based in Washington. He
covers national politics and investigations and was a finalist in the 1996
Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.

The Paris-based World Association of Newspapers has said that at least
16 journalists have been killed in Iraq this year. Many others have been
wounded.

In the last known incident, police said the editor of an independent
newspaper in the northern city of Mosul was shot and killed on Oct. 28.

OBTINUTE la proba in discutie.

Women's Uneven Bars (Mexico City '68

1. Vera Caslavska Czechoslovakia
2. Karin Janz East Germany
3. Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union
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Women's Uneven Bars (Munchen "72)

1. Karin Janz East Germany
2. Olga Korbut Soviet Union
3. Erika Zuchold East Germany
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Women's Uneven Bars (MONTREAL '76)

1. Nadia Comaneci Romania
2. Teodora Ungureanu Romania
3. Marta Egervari Hungary
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Women's Uneven Bars (MOSCOVA '80)

1. Maxi Gnauck East Germany
2. Emilia Eberle Romania
3t. Maria Filatova Soviet Union

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Women's Uneven Bars (Los Angeles '84)

1t. Yanhong Ma China
1t. Julianne McNamara USA
3. Mary Lou Retton (Kelly) USA

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Women's Uneven Bars (seoul '88)

1. Daniela Silivas Romania
2. Dagmar Kersten East Germany
3. Elena Shoushounova Soviet Union
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Uneven Bars (Barcelona '92 )

1 Lu Li CHN 10.000
2 Tatiana Gutsu EUN 9.975
3 Shannon Miller USA 9.962
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Women's Uneven Bars (ATLANTA '96)

1 Svetlana Chorkina RUS 9.850
2= Amy Chow USA 9.837
2= Bi Wenjing CHN 9.837
4 Dominique Dawes USA 9.800
5= Simona Amanar ROM 9.787

Nu sint sigur de rezultatele din Sidney, asa ca mai bine nu le afisez, poate le gaseste altcineva. Am gasit 8 olimpiade cu un total de 24 medalii (aur, argint , bronz) din care doar 4 romanesti, inclus find rezultatul Nadiei la Montreal.

Comentatoarea americana este probabil nestiutoare, dar nici a ne umfla in pene cu "paralele" prea mult. De comentariul Zvetlanei Chorkina in Atena "daca eram americana luam si eu gold-ul"...nu face nimeni vreo contestatie aici.
Deh,... la 25 de ani si in stilul cum arata de subnutrita avea O ULTIMA pofta inaintea retragerii, iar conspiratia americana nu a satisfacut-o. He, He, He !!!!!!!!

salutari,
sixpack

"Evolutia este un concept deosebit de important pentru bunastarea omenirii, stiinta medicala si intelegerea lumii. Este o teorie plina de credibilitate, sustinuta de un numar crescind de probe si studii stiintifice acceptate de oamenii de stiinta."


- Daca asa stau lucrurile, cum iti explici ca - te citez:

"Creationismul care are pretentia de a fi o stiinta are astazi din ce in ce mai multi adepti in defavoarea teoriei evolutioniste."?!...

...si ca,

acesti "din ce in ce mai multi adepti" nu mai sint babele si mosii analfabeti din nu stiu care catun de munte "uitat de Dumnezeu"... ci sint indivizi care au dobindit pe cai oneste una sau mai multe diplome universitare (si isi desfasoara si in prezent activitatea) - nu in domeniul arhitecturii, artelor plastice, etc... ci - sic - in domeniul biologiei, fizicii atomice, geologiei... sau mai stiu eu carei discipline de al carei suport teoria evolutionista are nevoie cu atita disperare pentru a supravietui?!...

Te invit sa inspectezi modesta lista de mai jos, si sa precizezi pe citi dintre cei enumerati in ea ii suspectezi de incompetenta/lipsa de onestitate academica... ce anume ii descalifica (,) ca autentici oameni de stiinta... si ce anume ii plaseaza in inferioritate academica in raport cu oamenii de stiinta care accepta varianta evolutionista:

1. Dr Paul Ackerman, Psychologist
2. Dr E. Theo Agard, Medical Physics
3. Dr James Allan, Geneticist
4. Dr Steve Austin, Geologist
5. Dr S.E. Aw, Biochemist
6. Dr Thomas Barnes, Physicist
7. Dr Don Batten, Plant physiologist, tropical fruit expert
8. Dr John Baumgardner, Electrical Engineering, Space Physicist, Geophysicist, expert in supercomputer modeling of plate tectonics
9. Dr Jerry Bergman, Psychologist
10. Dr Kimberly Berrine, Microbiology & Immunology
11. Prof. Vladimir Betina, Microbiology, Biochemistry & Biology
12. Dr Raymond G. Bohlin, Biologist
13. Dr Andrew Bosanquet, Biology, Microbiology
14. Edward A. Boudreaux, Theoretical Chemistry
15. Dr David R. Boylan, Chemical Engineer
16. Prof. Linn E. Carothers, Associate Professor of Statistics
17. Dr David Catchpoole, Plant Physiologist (read his testimony)
18. Prof. Sung-Do Cha, Physics
19. Dr Eugene F. Chaffin, Professor of Physics
20. Dr Choong-Kuk Chang, Genetic Engineering
21. Prof. Jeun-Sik Chang, Aeronautical Engineering
22. Dr Donald Chittick, Physical Chemist
23. Prof. Chung-Il Cho, Biology Education
24. Dr John M. Cimbala, Mechanical Engineering
25. Dr Harold Coffin, Palaeontologist
26. Dr Bob Compton, DVM
27. Dr Ken Cumming, Biologist
28. Dr Jack W. Cuozzo, Dentist
29. Dr William M. Curtis III, Th.D., Th.M., M.S., Aeronautics & Nuclear Physics
30. Dr Malcolm Cutchins, Aerospace Engineering
31. Dr Lionel Dahmer, Analytical Chemist
32. Dr Raymond V. Damadian, M.D., Pioneer of magnetic resonance imaging
33. Dr Chris Darnbrough, Biochemist
34. Dr Nancy M. Darrall, Botany
35. Dr Bryan Dawson, Mathematics
36. Dr Douglas Dean, Biological Chemistry
37. Prof. Stephen W. Deckard, Assistant Professor of Education
38. Dr David A. DeWitt, Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience
39. Dr Don DeYoung, Astronomy, atmospheric physics, M.Div
40. Dr Geoff Downes, Creationist Plant Physiologist
41. Dr Ted Driggers, Operations research
42. Dr André Eggen, Geneticist
43. Prof. Dennis L. Englin, Professor of Geophysics
44. Prof. Danny Faulkner, Astronomy
45. Prof. Carl B. Fliermans, Professor of Biology
46. Prof. Dwain L. Ford, Organic Chemistry
47. Prof. Robert H. Franks, Associate Professor of Biology
48. Dr Alan Galbraith, Watershed Science
49. Dr Paul Giem, Medical Research
50. Dr Maciej Giertych, Geneticist
51. Dr Duane Gish, Biochemist
52. Dr Werner Gitt, Information Scientist
53. Dr Dianne Grocott, Psychiatrist
54. Dr Stephen Grocott, Industrial Chemist
55. Dr Donald Hamann, Food Scientist
56. Dr Barry Harker, Philosopher
57. Dr Charles W. Harrison, Applied Physicist, Electromagnetics
58. Dr John Hartnett, Physicist and Cosmologist
59. Dr George Hawke, Environmental Scientist
60. Dr Margaret Helder, Science Editor, Botanist
61. Dr Harold R. Henry, Engineer
62. Dr Jonathan Henry, Astronomy
63. Dr Joseph Henson, Entomologist
64. Dr Robert A. Herrmann, Professor of Mathematics, US Naval Academy
65. Dr Andrew Hodge, Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Service
66. Dr Kelly Hollowell, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacologist
67. Dr Ed Holroyd, III, Atmospheric Science
68. Dr Bob Hosken, Biochemistry
69. Dr Neil Huber, Physical Anthropologist
70. Dr Russell Humphreys, Physicist
71. Dr James A. Huggins, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
George T. Javor, Biochemistry
72. Dr Pierre Jerlström, Creationist Molecular Biologist
73. Dr Arthur Jones, Biology
74. Dr Jonathan W. Jones, Plastic Surgeon
75. Dr Raymond Jones, Agricultural Scientist
76. Prof. Leonid Korochkin, Molecular Biology
77. Dr Valery Karpounin, Mathematical Sciences, Logics, Formal Logics
78. Dr Dean Kenyon, Biologist
79. Prof. Gi-Tai Kim, Biology
80. Prof. Harriet Kim, Biochemistry
81. Prof. Jong-Bai Kim, Biochemistry
82. Prof. Jung-Han Kim, Biochemistry
83. Prof. Jung-Wook Kim, Environmental Science
84. Prof. Kyoung-Rai Kim, Analytical Chemistry
85. Prof. Kyoung-Tai Kim, Genetic Engineering
86. Prof. Young-Gil Kim, Materials Science
87. Prof. Young In Kim, Engineering
88. Dr John W. Klotz, Biologist
89. Dr Vladimir F. Kondalenko, Cytology/Cell Pathology
90. Dr Leonid Korochkin, M.D., Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology
91. Dr John K.G. Kramer, Biochemistry
92. Prof. Jin-Hyouk Kwon, Physics
93. Prof. Myung-Sang Kwon, Immunology
94. Prof. John Lennox, Mathematics
95. Dr John Leslie, Biochemist
96. Prof. Lane P. Lester, Biologist, Genetics
97. Dr Jason Lisle, Astrophysicist
98. Dr Alan Love, Chemist
99. Dr Ian Macreadie, molecular biologist and microbiologist:
100. Dr John Marcus, Molecular Biologist
101. Dr George Marshall, Eye Disease Researcher
102. Dr Ralph Matthews, Radiation Chemist
103. Dr John McEwan, Chemist
104. Prof. Andy McIntosh, Combustion theory, aerodynamics
105. Dr David Menton, Anatomist
106. Dr Angela Meyer, Creationist Plant Physiologist
107. Dr John Meyer , Physiologist
108. Dr John N. Moore, Science Educator
109. Dr John W. Moreland, Mechanical engineer and Dentist
110. Dr Henry M. Morris, Hydrologist
112. Dr John D. Morris, Geologist
113. Dr Len Morris, Physiologist
114. Dr Graeme Mortimer, Geologist
115. Prof. Hee-Choon No, Nuclear Engineering
116. Dr Eric Norman, Biomedical researcher
117. Dr David Oderberg, Philosopher
118. Prof. John Oller, Linguistics
119. Prof. Chris D. Osborne, Assistant Professor of Biology
120. Dr John Osgood, Medical Practitioner
121. Dr Charles Pallaghy, Botanist
122. Dr Gary E. Parker, Biologist, Cognate in Geology (Paleontology)
123. Dr David Pennington, Plastic Surgeon
124. Prof. Richard Porter
125. Dr John Rankin, Cosmologist
126. Dr A.S. Reece, M.D.
127. Prof. J. Rendle-Short, Pediatrics
128. Dr Jung-Goo Roe, Biology
129. Dr David Rosevear, Chemist
130. Dr Ariel A. Roth, Biology
131. Dr Jonathan D. Sarfati, Physical chemist / spectroscopist
132. Dr Joachim Scheven Palaeontologist:
133. Dr Ian Scott, Educator
134. Dr Saami Shaibani, Forensic physicist
135. Dr Young-Gi Shim, Chemistry
136. Prof. Hyun-Kil Shin, Food Science
137. Dr Mikhail Shulgin, Physics
138. Dr Emil Silvestru, Geologist/karstologist
139. Dr Roger Simpson, Engineer
140. Dr Harold Slusher, Geophysicist
141. Dr E. Norbert Smith, Zoologist
142. Dr Andrew Snelling , Geologist
143. Prof. Man-Suk Song, Computer Science
144. Dr Timothy G. Standish, Biology
145. Prof. James Stark , Assistant Professor of Science Education
146. Prof. Brian Stone, Engineer
147. Dr Esther Su, Biochemistry
148. Dr Charles Taylor, Linguistics
149. Dr Ker C. Thomson, Geophysics
150. Dr Michael Todhunter, Forest Genetics
151. Dr Lyudmila Tonkonog, Chemistry/Biochemistry
152. Dr Royal Truman, Organic Chemist:
153. Dr Larry Vardiman, Atmospheric Science
154. Prof. Walter Veith, Zoologist
155. Dr Joachim Vetter, Biologist
156. Dr Tas Walker, Mechanical Engineer and Geologist
157. Dr Jeremy Walter, Mechanical Engineer
158. Dr Keith Wanser, Physicist
159. Dr Noel Weeks, Ancient Historian (also has B.Sc. in Zoology)
160. Dr A.J. Monty White, Chemistry/Gas Kinetics
161. Dr Carl Wieland, Medical doctor
162. Dr Lara Wieland, Medical doctor
163. Dr Clifford Wilson, Psycholinguist and archaeologist
164. Dr Kurt Wise, Palaeontologist
165. Dr Bryant Wood, Creationist Archaeologist
166. Prof. Seoung-Hoon Yang, Physics
167. Dr Thomas (Tong Y.) Yi, Ph.D., Creationist Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
168. Dr Ick-Dong Yoo, Genetics
169. Dr Sung-Hee Yoon, Biology
170. Dr Patrick Young, Chemist and Materials Scientist
171. Prof. Keun Bae Yu, Geography
172. Dr Henry Zuill, Biology

pai ala fu' "Batranul si marea" cu Spencer Tracy.

Intr-adevar Tracy a jucat in Procesul Maimutelor alaturi de Gene Kelly si Frederich March. Dar incurcasi borcanele.
Te iertam, batranetzele taica, batranetzele...

"Intr-adevar Tracy a jucat in Procesul Maimutelor alaturi de Gene Kelly si Frederich March. Dar incurcasi borcanele.
Te iertam, batranetzele taica, batranetzele..."


- Yep, man... le-am incurcat, si-nca urit!...

Imi mai aminteam ca actorul care jucase rolul profesorului in "Procesul maimutelor" (versiunea vazuta de mine) era unul si acelasi cu actorul care jucase rolul pescarului in "Batrinul si marea" (versiunea 1958), si ca sa-i gasesc numele am cautat pe net lista actorilor care au jucat in "Batrinul si marea". Urma desigur sa caut din nou lista actorilor care au jucat in "Procesul maimutelor" (versiunea in care a jucat si Spencer Tracy), si s-o "produc" pt. cico, dar... "borururile de la palarie mi-au tinut umbra" (sic)... si asta este explicatia pt. faptul de a fi incurcat borcanele... nicidecum presupusele simptome de senilitate la care faci referire...

MA ERIJEZ IN GLADIATORUL ATUNCI CIND MI SE PERMITE IPOSTAZA DE GENERAL DE ARMATA/MA CONSIDER ULTIMUL MOHICAN ATUNCI CIND POT SA-MI PUN PENE,MULTE PENE LA CAP SI LA SUFLET SI POT CONSIDERA ARGINTUL SIMBOLULU PURITATII/ZBOR CA TARZAN IN JUNGLA DIN LIANA IN LIANA DAR O FAC IN TACERE/SINT UN FEL DE FRED ASTAIRE SI GENE KELLY SI FRANK SINATRA CARE DANSEAZA CINTIND IN PLOAIE SI INCOJURAT DE FEMEI FRUMOASE SCLIPITOARE/SI MAI SINT UN FEL DE MARY POPPINS CARE CINTA CU PISICILE ARISTOCRATE LA PIAN

dar unde-i kelly monaco????

hai ca esti simpatic:))
oricum, nu cred ca exista destul bourbon in KY sa ma convinga cineva sa
ma ....cu wynona:))
si nici atat de disperat nu sunt:))
dar daca-i vorba de ashley, se schimba problema:))) chiar si kelly monaco merge:)

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Sa vad daca e cineva care nu e de acord cu versurile astea! Oricum atunci cand le-am ascultat prima data credeam ca sunt adresate unui fost iubit, dar dupa ce am vazut si videoclipul mi-am dat seama ca de fapt erau pentru o mama.

Astept comentarii

Simon and Grafunkel- El Condor Pasa
si urmeaza
Kelly Family- When The Last Tree

pot sa o aduc pe Kelly Monaco cu mine?
Lui Lascar i-o las pe Rosie O'Donnell:))

Am cercetat in Google. Kelly arata OK dar Rosie? Pe ce considerente ii faci asa un "bine" amicului Lascar?

trai-ti-ar copii, sefulica! (asta e un citat dintr-un alt clasic intalnit la o bariera de cale ferata)

pentru tine, special ;)

mika - grace kelly... super cantecul!!! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ

sa nu-mi zici mie sora daca nu ti-o place.
_____________________________________
i'm so... out of here! :))

Intr-o zi Kelly telefoneaza barbatului sau John despre scandalul creat in vecinatatea casei lor:
" Alo John, copii tai si copii mei s-au adunat cu copii altora, batind pe copii nostri vino acasa repede "
Aceasta gluma reflecta relatia dintre un barbat si o femeie ce s-au casatorit avind copii fiecare din prima casatorie si avind copii lor din casatoria lor prezenta.

Acum il ascult pe Mika cu melodia Grace Kelly. http://youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ
Sunt curioasa, mai trece cineva pe-aici?

grace kelly

"What the fuck...it's not so bad making freinds with drugs!" zic eu.
Ma gandeam sa fac un film si sa pun replica asta.

"Kelly asta e o bunaciune". Si mai e si vecina ta! Pacat ca nu pot profita de ea - glumesc.

Nume de caini cu litera J:

Jade, Jelly, Jean, Jack, Joy, Jade, Jackpot, Jackson, Jagger, Jupiter, Jaguar, Jake, James, Jamie, Jamieson, Jasper, Jed, Jedi, Jeeves, Jekyll, Jerky, Jerry, Jersey, Jesse, Jet, Jethro, Jim, Jimbo, Joe, John, John Boy, Joker, Jonathan, Josh, Joshua, Judd, Jude, Judge, Jughead, Julian, Jumbo, Junior, Jupiter, Justin, Jons

Nume de caini cu litera K:

Kid, Kelly, Keno, Konto, Kenya, Kuky, Kiki, Keanu, Koda, Kennedy, Kentucky, Kool, Kermit, Kevin, KidKiller, Kilo, Kudo, King, Kipling

Nume de caini cu litera L:

Lord, Laker, Levi, Lexis, Laddie, Lancelot, Larry, Lawrence, Lilac, Leo, Lottus, Lewi, Lewis, Lincoln, Lion, Lionheart, Livingstone, Lover, Lord, Louis, Ludwig, Luky,

Nume de caini cu litera M:

Maduro, Maggie, Mambo, Macho, , Mack, Mackenzie, Macmillan, Miles, Madman, Maestro, Majestic, Major, Malcolm, Malt, Mambo, Mammot, Marley, Marlin, Marmaduke, Marmalade, Mars, Maverick, Max, Maximillian, Maxwell, Mayo, McCoy, Meatloaf, Melvin, Mercury, Mervin, Michael, Mick, Mickey, Midas, Midge, Mikey, Miles, Milo, Miner, Mole, Monarch, Mongoose, Monk, Monkey, Monster, Montgomery, Monty, Mork, Morris, Mortimer, Mouser, Mozart, Muddles, Murphy,

Nume de caini cu litera N:

Nappy, Niko, Nunu, Nana, Novella, Nippon, Niger, Nicuta, Napoleon, Neil, Nelson, Neptune, Neville, Newman, Newt, Newton, Nicholas, Nick, Nifty, Noah, Noel, Nugget



Nume de caini cu litera O:



Oreo, Onety, Oz, Ora, Oliver, Olivierm, Ollie, Ozone, Omar, Orion, Oscar, Othello, Otis, Otto, Outlaw, Ox, Oxy

Nume de caini cu litera P:

Pitty, Pyn, Pretty, Paly, Patrick, Paters, Paloma, Patton, Pest, Paul, Paulie, Petra, Peabody, Peanuts, Peddler, Penguin, Penn, Pepsi, Permod, Perseus, Peter, Phantom, Pharoah, Phoenix, Picasso, Piedmont, Pierre, Pier, Pillot, Pinto, Pip, Piper, Pistol, Plato, Pluto, Poet, Poindexter, Poker, Pongo, Pooh, Popeye, Porkchop, Porker, Porter, Potter, Primo, Princess

Nume de caini cu litera R:

Rexy, Ranger, Raf, Rambo, Rex, Rayn, Randy, Ranger, Repo, Reeves, Remington, Renegade, Reuben, Rex, Rhett, Rhino, Ricky, Rigby, Riley, RinTinTin, Ringo, Ripley, Robby, Robert, Robinson, Rocco, Rock, Rocket, Rocky, Rodney, Rogue, Roman, Romulus, Ron, Roookie, Rooster, Roscoe, Rothschild, Rover, Rudolph, Ruffian, Rufus, Rugby, Rumble, Runner

Nume de caini cu litera S:

Shooter, Scooby, ScoobyDoo, Scooter, Scorpio, Simpson,Scot, Scotch, Scotty, Scoundrel, Scrooge, Senior, Sergeant, Seth, Shah, Shalimar, Shane, Sharp, Shasta, Sheik, Shelley, Shep, Sheriff, Sherlock, Shoeless, Shogun, Shooter, Shorty, Sidney, Siegfried,Shooter, Sigmund, Simba, Simon, Simpson, Sinatra, Sinbad, Sinclair, Singer, Slugger, Smokey, Sneezy, Snooker, Snoopy, Socrates, Soldier, Sorcerer, Speed, Spence, , Spider, Spike, Spock, Spook, Sport, Spot, Sprite, Squirt, Starsky, Steed, Stephen, Sterling, Steven, Sting, Stinker

Nume de caini cu litera T:

Ted, Tennyson, Terror, Terry, Thatcher, Theosy, Theoodore, Trhief, Thinng, Thoomas, Thumpers, Thunderr, Tigger, Titan, Tag Titian, Titus, Toad, Toby, Tom, Tomahawk, Tommy, Topper, Tornado, Trailblazer, Tramp, Tricky, Tristan, Trojan, Troll, Trouble, Trout, Truman, Trump, Tsar.

Nume de caini cu litera W:

Waldo, Willy, Wags, Wallace, Walter, Warrior, Weasel, Weenie, Wellington, Wesley, Whiskey, Widget, Wilbur, Wilfred, William, Willie, Wilson, Wimpy, Winston, Winthrop, Wizard, Wolf, Wolfgang, Woodstock, Woody, Woofer, Wooster, Wordsworth, Wowzer, Wrangler

It didn't really enter the language at large, however, until 1840. That's when Democratic supporters of Martin Van Buren adopted it as the name of their political club, giving OK a double meaning. ("Old Kinderhook" was a native of Kinderhook, New York.)

OK became the warcry of Tammany hooligans in New York while beating up their opponents. It was mentioned in newspaper stories around the country.

Van Buren's opponents tried to turn the phrase against him, saying that it had originated with Van Buren's allegedly illiterate predecessor, Andrew Jackson, a story that has survived to this day. They also devoted considerable energy to coming up with unflattering interpretations, e.g., "Out of Kash, Out of Kredit, and Out of Klothes."

Newspaper editors and publicists around the country delighted in coming up with even sillier interpretations-- Oll Killed, Orfully Konfused, Often Kontradicts, etc.--so that by the time the campaign was over the expression had taken firm root nationwide.

As time went on, though, people forgot about the abbreviation fad and Old Kinderhook and began manufacturing their own etymologies. Here's a sampling:

(1) It's a derivative of the Choctaw Indian affirmative "okeh." Andrew Jackson, who figures in many stories about OK, is said to have introduced the word to the white man.

(2) Another Jackson story has it that he used to mark OK for "oll korrect" on court documents. In the one example of this that was actually unearthed, however, the OK was found actually to be OR, for "order recorded," a common courthouse abbreviation.

(3) It was a telegraphic signal meaning "open key," that is, ready to receive. Others say OK was used for "all right" because A and R had already been appropriated for other purposes. Big problem with this theory: the first telegraph message was transmitted in 1844, five years after OK appeared.

(4) It stands for O. Kendall & Sons, a supplier of army biscuits that stamped its initials on its product.

(5) It comes from Aux Cayes, already discussed. A variant is that it comes from the French au quai, "to the dock," said of cotton that had been approved for loading on a ship.

(6) It stands for Obediah Kelly, a railroad freight agent, who used to mark his initials on documents to indicate all was in order.

(7) It comes from the Greek Olla Kalla, "all good."

(8) A German general who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War used to sign documents OK for Ober-Kommando.

There are dozens of other interpretations, all equally knuckleheaded. Pay them no mind. If Professor Read says OK = oll korrect, that's good enough for me.

— Cecil Adams