thy thigh, etc. (external sandhi in English)

philjennings at juno.com philjennings at juno.com
Fri May 25 23:47:06 UTC 2001


As regards the farting of the bucks, in springtime the diet of herbivores
changes with the coming of new grass.  You will probably notice (if you are a
milk drinker) that suddenly the flavor makes a switch when the cows go off hay
and out into pasture.  As with any dietary change, the colon takes time to
adjust, and during the transition, unpleasant phenomena are noticed.

One of the proofs of the benignity of nature is that by the time the ground is
dry and you have to yoke your oxen to the plow, this transition period has run
its course.

I'm sure with deer the farting is not uncommonly loud, although any sound at
all would be worth notice.  Deer are remarkably silent.



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