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Short names for complex topics can be very handy.

I was once watching an old school survivalist talk about Native American/First Peoples legends.

These legends often had a bumbling main character who would usually cause some kind of problem b/c he forgot to do the key thing required for survival. For example, he would pick wet wood that wouldn't work for making a fire etc while his smart friend would pick the dry wood or the wood with lots of oil in it. Let's say bumbling dude is name "Chintatook" (made up name).

Now, when someone is starting to do the wrong thing or not think things through, you can say "Hey, don't be a Chintatook!" and everyone knows what you are talking about.



Sokath, his eyes uncovered!


Thanks for "Temba, his arms open wide"-ing me a chuckle!




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