To: Pianotech Subject: Americus Vespucci After his first visit, Americus Vespucci wrote a pornographic book on the sexual prowess of the native women here, which was a runaway best seller all over Europe, greatly inciting interest ( among uncouth men, at least ) in travelling to the "New World". And that, dear friends, is the actual reason why these lands were named in his "honor". No kidding. Thump Gordon, Did you get that book from Amazon? Get it ---that's a joke. You know ---Amazon, the tribe of women and Amazon the book seller. The joke is in the connection between the names ,not a western-white mans indifference to the exploitation of "new World" indigenous peoples. Just trying to help ole Gordo keep his cool here while injecting some humor into this O.T. thread. Tom Driscoll
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