Definitions by Antti Kotilainen

niskanen 

Finnish name

niska = neck (finnish)
- nen = -y ( as in necky,
ie lot of neck )

Being niskanen is to be stubbornly steadfast.

niskanen by Antti Kotilainen November 26, 2003

pyramid 

pyra = pyora (finnish) = round,
mid = mitta (finnish) = meter
(measuring instrument)

pyramids were means of measuring the curvature of earth !

pyramid by Antti Kotilainen November 26, 2003