http://drotner.org/articles/2010/02/25/ha-ha en-us 40 by Kelly McCauley <p>I couldn't pass up this definition from Apple's Dictionary application:</p> <blockquote><p>ha-ha |ˈhä ˌhä; ˌhä ˈhä|</p> <p>noun</p> <p>a ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view.</p> <p>ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, said to be from the cry of surprise on suddenly encountering such an obstacle.</p></blockquote> <p>I guess the modern day version of a <em>ha-ha</em> would be <em>oh-shit</em>?</p> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:09:00 -0600 urn:uuid:bded178b-fd69-4563-9732-8a38ef0bf669 Kelly McCauley http://drotner.org/articles/2010/02/25/ha-ha Ramblings ha http://drotner.org/articles/trackback/89