A rant on an example of a silly borrowed word:
"While we're at it, could we please fix the word ginkgo, which is not only difficult and irregular, but doesn't reflect any proper Japanese word? The Japanese characters ([i/gin][cho:/nan/kyo:]) can be read two ways: as icho:, they refer to the tree; as ginnan, to the fruit. The second character can be read kyo: in other words, so someone misread the combination as ginkyo:, and someone else mangled this into ginkgo."

Fun Hellboy mini-comic - yes I know it's on Playboy.com, but I knew if I drove to the comic book store to get it for 25c I'd end up spending $50.
(and he says "Oop. Damn." at one point! you can't beat that!)