thy thigh, etc. (external sandhi in English)

[petegray]

Quite how we got onto biology I don't know, but while we're there, can I ask
when cattle began to be fed hay?   In some countries even more blessed by
nature, there is no period when cattle have to be fed hay - the grass grows
in winter.   So if we are projecting hay-feeding back into PIE times, where
is the evidence for it?

Peter

> 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.