All_day_I've_been_wondering:
What_exactly_is_menewsha?
There_must_be_a_story_behind_it...

Saying_'menewsha'_makes_me_think_about_french_peop le_and_cats.

It doesn't mean anything. It was just a random web address up for sale, if I remember correctly. O.o;

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. =P

Menewsha is an island, if you're talking about what it has come to be since then. XD

I have no idea how the name became Menewsha, but whenever I hear someone say it, I think of " Me - new - start ", or something. I don't know, I'm just crazy. xD

I have no clue either.xD You could probably pm someone!

It would be cool to know :)

Menewsha is an island, if that's what you mean. The name itself I'm not sure, but the story is that Menewsha is an island. (:

An island is simply not a good enough back story.
If there isn't a story behind the name, we should make one.

There actually is a bit of a story. The site actually has a bit of a comic
Comic

Originally Posted by Syraannabelle

There actually is a bit of a story. The site actually has a bit of a comic
Comic

Very interesting. :) Now I know some of the back story. ^_^; Thanks for sharing this.

I SWEAR I remember reading somewhere ages ago that it's the phonetic spelling of "minutia":

Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft.

It doesn't make coherent sense still, but it's what I've gone by in terms of WTF the site name entails for years now. :ninja:

Min-EW-sha

The name of the island has been around since the first founders came here. None of the locals know the origin behind the name.

@Facade
Its Friday! Friday! Yesterday was Thursday!!! /wrists

Facade's right. It's just the phonetic spelling of minutia, and Mystic is right. Josh, the site's creator, bought the domain from some other guy for $1, back in 2006. :)

Someone probably just made it up. and somehow it magically grew from there. Or maybe a Gaia hater made it up. You never really know.

Well, if you'd read my post, that's directly above yours, then you would know ;)

Originally Posted by jellysundae

Facade's right. It's just the phonetic spelling of minutia, and Mystic is right. Josh, the site's creator, bought the domain from some other guy for $1, back in 2006. :)

He is still a tool btw. <3

Well, I learnt something today.

And knowledge is power! :P

yup... knowledge is power... but what to do with this new power? (sets it on mantle, and walks away) ice cream anyone?

Everyone here is lying. It is actually derived from the Latin word Menooouu and the Aztec word Noushafucoladeeniator. The former means "Cow floating on water" while the latter means "A small party for an egret on it's 4th birthday". Combining the two words formed the new word, Menoushafucoladeeniator. Shortening this down (because it's too long and everyone is too lazy to keep writing it out), it becomes Menousha. I think you all can see where this is going.

No! How dare you reveal the secret! :gonk:

THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW

Don't make me disappear you! :illgetu:

Cows and birds sound a lot more interesting anyway. XD

Don't make me form a rebellion with the other disappearees and come back to destroy you!! :illgetu:

Steve's starting to scare me :ninja: