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Subject:	A not quite relevant question
Author:	Ivayla (guest, 192.160.219.238)
Date:	March 8, 2002 at 4:06:32 PM
Reply to:	classification help by Mike C

Does anybody know how Carlo Collodi came up with the name Pinocchio? As far as I remember, Gepetto names the puppet Pinocchio because he once knew a family of Pinocchios and they were all very lucky. Does anybody know if Pinocchio is a real Italian name or if it comes from a certain Italian word? I know picchio is the Italian for woodpecker.
Just random thoughts triggered by Cinderella and the other Literature characters... :o)

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classification help - Mike C Mar 7 2002, 3:18:57 AM
- Its all Greek to me - Pavlos Mar 10 2002, 9:36:38 AM
  - Thanks Pavlos! n/t - Mike C Mar 11 2002, 2:44:09 PM
- A not quite relevant question - Ivayla Mar 8 2002, 4:06:32 PM
  - Pinocchio - Nanaea Mar 8 2002, 5:32:59 PM
- Re: classification help - Natasa Mar 8 2002, 4:19:59 AM
  - Thanks Natasa! n/t - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 12:59:51 AM
- Re: classification help - Ivayla Mar 8 2002, 1:31:57 AM
  - Re: classification help - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 3:12:36 AM
- Re: classification help - Daividh Mar 7 2002, 10:26:05 PM
  - Re: classification help - Mike C Mar 7 2002, 11:14:12 PM
    - ENGLISH?!!! SASSENACH?!!! My Highland-born ggranny will rise from her grave in Arbroath (NOT an English town, thankee) and come after ye! Maybe she couldn't spell Gaelic names so well, but... Follow Merriment's suggestion for a "British" ca - Daividh Mar 8 2002, 6:28:39 PM
      - Re: ENGLISH?!!! SASSENACH?!!! - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 7:22:16 PM
        
        Yes, please... - Daividh Mar 8 2002, 10:15:02 PM
        
        Re: Yes, please... - Mike C Mar 9 2002, 3:41:15 PM
    - Cornish names - Merriment Mar 8 2002, 8:53:00 AM
      - A specific question for you Merriment.... - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 1:03:43 PM
        
        Re: A specific question for you Merriment.... - Merriment Mar 8 2002, 3:17:16 PM
        
        Re: A specific question for you Merriment.... - Mike C Mar 9 2002, 3:45:03 PM
        
        Those spellings? rarely if at all, I'd say n/t - Merriment Mar 10 2002, 8:32:34 AM
- Category suggestion - Nanaea Mar 7 2002, 5:11:44 AM
  - Re: Category suggestion - Mike C Mar 7 2002, 6:18:30 PM
- clarification - Mike C Mar 7 2002, 3:33:05 AM
  - My small contribution - Shay Mar 8 2002, 9:39:58 AM
    - A little more: - Shay Mar 8 2002, 10:48:58 AM
      - Re: A little more: - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 12:54:56 AM
        
        just to make it clear - Shay Mar 8 2002, 1:58:30 PM
        
        Re: just to make it clear - Mike C Mar 8 2002, 2:40:27 PM
  - A catagory that might be helpful is American Literature. - Tracie Mar 7 2002, 4:25:19 PM
    - But then all the other entries in the Literature category would have to be divided into different nationalities....sounds tricky. n/t - Barb Mar 7 2002, 5:37:27 PM
      - I agree. There should just be a single literature category for now. n/t - Mike C Mar 7 2002, 11:16:35 PM

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