"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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You must be the stupidest asshole on the face of the earth. Or perhaps
asexual.

You have proven time and again that you hold that title. You have no method
of communication except to write stupid things or call people names.

In the first place, I stated that it was my college German professor's
assertion, not mine, but that I found it interesting.

Of course you would. You don't have the slightest idea that the assertion
means *nothing*. It's an empty statement.

In the second place, you will note that the three languages mentioned
(English, German, and Russian) are somewhat north and would be most
interested in how much daylight was available during winter for heat.

But there's nothing about English, German, or Russian that describes the
Winter solstice as the shortest day of the year. The Winter solstice is
just that, in any language: the solstice that occurs in the Winter. Nothing
about any language specifically describes the solstice as EITHER the
shortest day of the year, nor the longest night.

In the third place, you will note that the three languages mentioned
(French, Spanish, and Italian) are both somewhat south AND probably more
interested in what goes on at night than you, you dork.

See above. Ironic that you see a need to resort to name-calling, even as
the names you use appear to apply most appropriately to yourself.

Pete