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in reply to a message by Nanaea
Your comment about "horsemeat" raises a question:
The Modern English names for most kinds of meat came from the French (Normans ate meat), while the words for the originating animal came from Old English (Saxons raised meat), so we have yummy cuts of boeuf, porc, and mouton coming from cow, swine, and sheep.
Does the fact that we say "horsemeat" instead of, say, "cheval" mean that the Normans didn't regularly dine on horses?
And, further off-topic, why do we eat "tuna fish" but not "trout fish" or "mackerel fish"?
(Now, codfish as distinguished from codpiece I can understand...)
The Modern English names for most kinds of meat came from the French (Normans ate meat), while the words for the originating animal came from Old English (Saxons raised meat), so we have yummy cuts of boeuf, porc, and mouton coming from cow, swine, and sheep.
Does the fact that we say "horsemeat" instead of, say, "cheval" mean that the Normans didn't regularly dine on horses?
And, further off-topic, why do we eat "tuna fish" but not "trout fish" or "mackerel fish"?
(Now, codfish as distinguished from codpiece I can understand...)
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"Does the fact that we say "horsemeat" instead of, say, "cheval" mean that the Normans didn't regularly dine on horses?"
@@@@ Here in America we say "horsemeat" because "Cheval" is a likely name to give to a baby. ;)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Here in America we say "horsemeat" because "Cheval" is a likely name to give to a baby. ;)
-- Nanaea
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I remember the punch line but I forgot the joke....
...look at that S-Car go!
...look at that S-Car go!
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...driven by the Mafia hitmen "Muscles" Marinara and Eggs Benedict.
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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And here I always thought it was a medium-sized Chevy of the 60's...
As a matter of fact, I used to know a lady in South Carolina whose nephew was named "Malibu". He was a little kid, and they called him "Boo" for short. I lost track about 1980, but I assume he killed his parents at some point after the onset of puberty.
As a matter of fact, I used to know a lady in South Carolina whose nephew was named "Malibu". He was a little kid, and they called him "Boo" for short. I lost track about 1980, but I assume he killed his parents at some point after the onset of puberty.
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