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31 January 2006 * Volume 05
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From: Arthur Jones <arthurobin2002 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2006.01.31 (04) [E]]


Ron schreev,

"I was pretty shocked when I saw the first pelican fly by our deck at night, 
looking like a TERRADACTYL or something like it..."

Ron, a terradactyl would be a linguistic mess, what with its front half 
Latin and the rear half Greek. It didn't work all that well for the 
Roman-byzantine Empire, did it?

Besides, the correct orthography is Pterodactyl. Remember, the "P" is 
silent, as in "bath" or "shower".

Met vrijandelijke groeten,

Arthur

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2006.01.31 (03) [E]

Ron wrote:
> But, even though you said I shouldn't (;-)), I will continue giving
reptiles
> and insects a wide berth.

But they like you, and they only want to cuddle up close because you are
nice and warm...

> I was pretty shocked when I saw the first
> pelican fly by our deck at night, looking like a terradactyl or something
> like it, with those slow wing flaps.

Ummm... a pterodactyl, perhaps? Terradactyl sounds rather earthbound...

Actually, today I cancelled my surgery for next week (they were going to
remove one of my kidneys because of a budding tumour) because, through my
own persistent research, I found out that it is very likely something else
after all, the very thing I had told them I suspected from the beginning: a
yeast infection, rather easily treatable, which in very rare cases occurs in
the kidneys of newborns - and diabetics. I got my primary physician to agree
with me, and I am now going to see some specialists in Hannover to clear
this up. Much better news than what they were trying to tell me a mere two
months ago - "advanced kidney cancer with metastases in the liver". I can't
say these have been the easiest of times, but my outlook is a whole lot
better now. You can all well imagine my relief (well, it's not quite over
yet).

Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Folklore

Arthur:


> Ron, a terradactyl would be a linguistic mess, what with its front half 
> Latin and
> the rear half Greek. It didn't work all that well for the Roman-byzantine 
> Empire,
> did it?

Gabriele:

> Ummm... a pterodactyl, perhaps? Terradactyl sounds rather earthbound...

Yeah, yeah, that it!  Looks a lot better.  ;-)  Thanks.  Oh, and on the 
other side of size and weight we have hummingbirds.  Lovely!

Well, Gabriele, this is wonderful, at least very hopeful news.  If what you 
suspect is true -- and I surely am not the only one hoping for that on this 
list -- it goes to show once again that physicians are just human and 
oftentimes lack bredth of thinking.  I come across this more and more, also 
the need for patients to do their own research, to be asertive and to seek 
second and third opinions (which is why I pity patience with insufficient 
education and/or language proficiency).

So, let's hope for the best!  We should have the long-planned hoe-down party 
around your ulenvlucht (Uhlenflucht) when all is said and done, and we'd 
sing the well-known Middle English anthem "Our Indian Nutis Cuene" --  
accompanied by your wide collection of musical instrument.

   Lang leue our leue Cuene
   Of Indian nutis repute,
   Of i-wisse cun leek huny bene.
   Nou on hir loft sheo bydeth mute,
   Than tuteth hir flute and playeth hir lute
   Or casteth nutis kene.
   May God i-healde hir euermore,
   Bring hir deduit on days forthfore
   As were sheo yet ahtene!

   ahtene : eighteen
   bene : bees
   byde : to reside, to stay
   cuene : queen
   cun : nature, disposition
   deduit : delight
   euermore : forever
   forthfore : to come, henceforth
   hir : her
   huny : honey
   i-healde : to keep, to preserve
   i-wisse : certain
   kene : keen(ly)
   lang : long
   leek : like
   leue : live; dear
   nou : now
   nutis : nuts
   than : then
   yet : yet; still

In the meantime, I urge everyone to join me pulling/rooting for you (however 
you say it in your respective dialects).

Reinhard/Ron 

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