Anecdote

THE CUB: Hey, J.

J: Yeah?

THE CUB: You know that rapper De La Soul?

J: Yeah?

THE CUB: We read about him in school. Apparently he's named after a French explorer.

J: [letting slip a burst of laughter he instantly feels bad about] Um, I think you're thinking of De La Salle. The band is De La Soul.

THE CUB: Whatever.

Whatever. indeed. Well, he's applying what he learned, and that's the good news.

And frankly, I'd never really thought about it. Was the band name De La Soul based on the explorer?

Or perhaps vice versa?