As a humorous aside. I learned an interesting fact from my ex-wife
regarding Tonto. (Probably the only worthwhile thing I remember about
that whole stage of life).
Tonto means stupid.
When the spanish explorers were traversing the american southwest they
were working with the Yaqui tribe (iirc) nd asked who the indians to
the north were. The yaqui said that they were the Tonto indians. The
explorers took that to be their name, not an adjective.
All things progress over time, and we end up with the adventures of
the Lone Ranger and Stupid. :)
heh
On Jan 24, 2008 8:18 PM, Richard Hosmer <rahosmer@citlink.net> wrote:
> Couple of more regarding the "masked rider of the plains" and his "faithful
> Indian companion":
>
> The Lone Ranger and Tonto were in a desperate scrape with some cattle
> rustlers, and would, it seem, need some help in rounding them all up. The
> Lone Ranger sent Tonto to town for assistance, while he kept the bad guys
> pinned down. In a short while, Tonto returned with several attractive
> dance-hall girls. Naturally this annoyed our hero, who then said: "Tonto, I
> distinctly told you to bring the posse!"
>
> This is a visual: Our heroes are standing on a road behind some low hills;
> the tall buildings of a city are visible in the distance, and a signpost
> near them reads: "San Francisco - 20 miles" The masked man is holding the
> reins of both horses, while Tonto, who has his ear to the ground, speaks"
> "Many proctologists, Kemo Sabe, MANY proctologists."
>
> And finally, we see a wizened Lone Ranger, in great age, in a rocking chair,
> mask hanging on the wall - clearly he has retired from active duty. We see
> that he is reading a book, entitled "English-Sioux Dictionary". The balloon
> above this peaceful scene reads: "Kemo Sabe = North end of southbound horse"
>
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