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To: Scythian
Oh no. Not again.

The Arubans had really better have something on these guys this time. But I'll bet they don't. Likely just another stunt to try to show that they're "working on it."

I don't even believe those guys are guilty anymore. At least, not Joran van der Sloot.

Btw, for anybody curious about that name: Dutch "Sloot" rhymes with English "boat." It's derived from the same word as Schloss (German) and slott (Swedish). Means "palace."

"Joran" is like Jürgen (German) and Göran (Swedish). I guess there's no name in English that's equivalent.

58 posted on 11/21/2007 1:46:37 PM PST by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: shhrubbery!

My guess is that the closest is “George.”


63 posted on 11/21/2007 1:48:50 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: shhrubbery!
""Joran" is like Jürgen (German) and Göran (Swedish). I guess there's no name in English that's equivalent."

I think the English equivalent is "hoodlum".

96 posted on 11/21/2007 2:10:34 PM PST by traditional1
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To: shhrubbery!
" and Göran (Swedish).

.. as well as a Serbian one.

127 posted on 11/21/2007 2:35:10 PM PST by SeeSalt
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To: shhrubbery!

Early in the case, we learned that a “sloot” was a “ditch.”


152 posted on 11/21/2007 3:16:04 PM PST by Rte66
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