Why are Koreans called zipperheads?

It is said to have been coined during the Korean war by frontline troops whom had run over enemy troops in jeeps.

The soldiers claimed that the tire tracks from the jeeps left a pattern resembling that of a closed zipper along the corpse.

Why are italians called guineas?

Because the during WWII the Italian military fascist regime invaded Guinea Africa and set up base where Romel soon took over. The Guineans eventually revolted against the Italian army and drove the out. Americans and Brits who fought against the Germans and Italian sawreffred to the militia as the Guinee battalians.

Hence "guinea"

Why are french called frogs?

Some years ago the London Institut Francais, a French government body, put out an elegant and witty poster to advertise French language courses at all levels from beginners to advanced students (Fig. 1). It pictures the development of a frog in stages from egg through tadpole to full maturity. The humour--unmistakeable to any British person--lay in its highlighting of the age-old identification of the French as frogs, and it was given a further level of irony through its use by a French organisation.

That such a motif could register its meaning clearly without verbal explanation confirms the familiarity of the stereotype. The identification, furthermore, comes with a ready common-sense explanation. As everyone knows, the French eat frogs, and by the same token the English are, or were, known in France as 'les rosbifs'. The principle that we are what we eat seems reasonable in this case, but in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was not the French but the Dutch who were identified as frogs for just as commonsensical a reason: the Dutch and frogs were both at home in waterlogged terrain. It is true that the French were often caricatured in eighteenth-century literature and visual satires as frog-eaters, but--as we will see from looking at some English caricatures--that is not at all the same as being frogs.

In one of the foundation texts of eighteenth-century national polemic, John Arbuthnot's The History of John Bull, written in 1712 (1) we find that the author--a Tory--uses stereotypes of the English, Dutch and French to argue against going to war with France, taking the then unusual position that the Dutch were a more natural enemy of the English. The Englishman John Bull is a clothier, 'an honest plain-dealing fellow, Cholerick, Bold, and of a very unconstant Temper'; he is thus bull-like in his temperament, though he is susceptible to flattery and is easily led by other nations. The Dutchman, who is called Nic Frog, is a linen draper and, by contrast with John Bull, is 'a cunning sly Whoreson, quite the reverse of John in many particulars; Covetous, Frugal; minded domestick affairs; would pine his belly to save his Pocket, never lost a Farthing to careless servants, or bad debtors'. (2) The French are represented by their king, who plays a major part in the drama under the name of Lewis Baboon, a humorous corruption of Louis Bourbon.

Why can't I own a Canadian?

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a east coast resident, which was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative:

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Your devoted fan,
Jim