[LMB] 2 questions, one Vorkosigan, one list-related

Marilyn Traber mtraber251 at earthlink.net
Sat May 5 12:31:39 BST 2007


Elvi Dalgaard wrote:
> Seems to me Vorkosigan Sousleau was a joke, "Vorkosigan underwater" as 
> opposed to just below the lake geographically. But I don't have a clear 
> memory of the context. Vorkosigan Surleau, "Vorkosigan on the 
> waterfront" is definitely the name of the town.
>
>   
Being drunk is referred to as being soused, and it plays on the french 
naming habit of sous being below and a common name bytheme.


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