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Article: Eskimo kisses, arm hair, moon flags & Spike Lee vs. Stan Lee vs. Bruce Lee.(THE GUIDE: ANSWER FELLA)
- Article from:
- Esquire
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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ESQUIRE'S ANSWER FELLA believes that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people who don't ask questions, fearing they'll look stupid. So ask Answer Fella anything. If he doesn't know the answer, hell find out who does or who has a guess that sounds right.
Do Eskimos really kiss by rubbing their noses together?
Before we get to the smooching, AF must point out that the word Eskimo--derived from the French by way of the Ojibwa term for "eaters of raw flesh"--covers a vast swath of tundra inhabited by various native tribes, many of whom regard Eskimo as an archaic and demeaning term and would happily plant a harpoon in your blubbery, ignorant ass ...