Re: Dial M for....

From: Edo Andromedo <macsonic_at_rad.net.id>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 14:20:40 +0700

>Edo entered:
>>....Mega? Where does the word "Mega" in MegaKat comes from?

On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Paul Kemner wrote:
>It's ancient Greek for "rilly, rilly, big and huge" or "mighty".

Yeah, but how do "Mega" got into MegaKat?

>=^^=
>Paul Kemner pkemner_at_bright.net

On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Andy Hill wrote:
>I thought we just went over all this in excruciating detail. "Mega" as in
>"Megastore",
>"Megabucks" and so forth as opposed to "Mega" in "Megahertz" - indicating
>"larger-than-large" and "greater-than-great".

Well, we sure know that the current MegaKat is a megapolis. But why is that
MegaKat was named MegaKat?

>Not surprisingly, the "M" in "MASA" stands for (wait for it!)....."Megakat".

Is the "MegaKat" in MASA is the same as the city?

>(which also seems to be fairly familiar ground...)

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