[WikiEN-l] One alternative

[Charlotte Webb]

On 12/6/07, Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/6/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> > On 12/6/07, Daniel R. Tobias <dan at tobias.name> wrote:
> > >Yeah... the "rutabaga" analogy is more apt.
> >
> > You really have no idea how offensive your fatuous example is to
> > those who have been viciously attacked, do you?
>
> The whole lot of you really need to stop this...
>
> [...]
>
> And Dan - yes, Rutabaga is insulting.

Forgive me if my question is a grossly ignorant one, but I'm not
finding Swedish turnips offensive at face value. Does "rutabaga" have
some non-literal meaning in this context or is this another silly
inside joke?

—C.W.