Well, hello, world. My computer went blooie just about the time the U.S. electorate did but here I am again. Sorry.
Merry Christmas. Happy Chanukah. etc., etc. (anyone ever wonder why Christmas is always Merry and both Chanukah and New Year’s Day always Happy)? I used to. No more.
John Derbyshire has a post (and a podcast — well worth listening to) for year’s end which has one of the most delightful language tidbits I have ever heard. As follows:
In response to the question ‘Will you marry me?,’ silence in English would be interpreted as uncertainty; in Japanese it would be acceptance. In Igbo, it would be considered a denial if the woman were to continue to stand there, and an acceptance if she ran away.
—Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (1987), p. 172
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Dear Nolanimrod
Did you have to pick this topic?
The general conclusion seems to me to say nothing and run away. But I am gettin’ on and can’t run as fast as I used to; what now? You tell me; you being the sage of all wisdom; AND YOU STARTED IT, REMEMBER!
I think the lesson is obvious: gather ye flowers while (and where) ye may.
Hi Nimrod of Nola
Recent developments make me realize that you may be one of the few flowers that I have left; don’t run off but you have also have to go slow with me or I will be left behind. I have had two rotten years in 2011 and 2 and hope for improvement starting day after tomorrow; no, make that two days; darn it, it is only one. Hallelujah!
I am just down my olé friend; thanks for being around and for patience.
Hi
Was jy dalk in Zurich Swland ook? Ek soek iets en sal jou laat weet sodra ek weet of jy daar was want dis ‘n lang storie.