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Message #02392



To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Robert McIntosh robmc@acay.com.au
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:54:59 +1000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Genomes ???


Jaroslav Lord Slayer Pelan wrote:

> Hello people,
> I read yesterday my last week mail and the debate about genomes
> seemed interresting.
> Just a little remark:
> Do you know that the word 'ROBOT' comes from?
> Yes you guessed it right - from Czech (btw it means something
> like 'worker').
>
> That's all folks!
> Jaroslav

The common Polish word for workers was robotnik.
Rob




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