I am so psyched! The second Marigold Hotel movie is coming out in March. Huffington Post has a trailer for it up on their Entertainment section and it is hysterically funny.
And listener, I'm still a little mad at Howard for dropping out of the race. So many of the people who hadn't supported him during his run had second thoughts after he quit. So many times on different political blogs I saw people comment about coming to see that Howard Dean was correct and they hadn't realized it at the time.
"I think I missed something. How did we get from camels and telephone poles to giraffes and camelopards?"
Without halling out the Webster's unabridged I can't be sure, but seems to me giraffes aare camelopards. (Okay, okay, so all I really have to do is google. Sheesh! Can't a lazy person catch a break anymore?)
I'd also have to bestir myself to check, but maybe the -pard part is the same as the -pard part in leopard, that is spotted? Spotted camelo, spotted leo. Of course, leos come without the pard, whereas camelos don't.
Your etymology is absolutely correct, cat. I was just trying to make an overeducated joke of my mistake (probably due to not getting enough sleep, which I shall remedy tonight).
Camelopard An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe. [1913 Webster]
Oh, and as for how we got there, back during Dr. Dean's campaign there was a related article in a German magazine (online maybe?) that was computer-translated into English. One line as translated by computer said that in Vermont it was illegal to lash one's giraffe to a telephone pole (if memory serves me correctly). It must have meant that it was illegal to hitch one's horse to a telephone pole, I suppose. Just an old bit of Deaniac trivia.
It would be interesting to know whether it *is* illegal to hitch or otherwise attach one's giraffe to a telephone poll in Vermont...or anywhere else for that matter.
Those ferns look lovely and cool. Not that we have had an unusually hot summer so far, knock on wood. The spring was pretty iffy, and I have been concerned for months that the winter may be a hard one. Listener, the news of what your weather blog guy says is not comforting. *sigh*
It seems to me the seasons are all a bit strained. But after such a long Winter, the Spring and Summer here were absolutely lush and glorious! We'll have to see how the trees look this Autumn. My prediction is that we will have vibrant colour because of all the water we've had this season!
Thanks, puddle--that was quite enjoyable. Classic Howard, and he hits the nail on the head re where his supporters came from--young folks who had hope in politics for the first time, and older folks who dared to hope again that the Democratic Party might regain its way. I do wish the writer hadn't used that old chestnut about Howard Dean the progressive standard bearer, but it seems set in stone. To me Howard Dean has always seemed a conservative--pretty close to a Rockefeller Republican, which is what one would expect given his background. The way the word "conservative" is used in US politics these days is simply ridiculous; it has meant radical, and now even means anarchist--anarchist without the redeeming idealism of Prince Kropotkin. And as a five-foot-eight American, I think it is long past time that we had one of OUR KIND in the White House again! I recall that U.S. Grant was 5'8", and I think some other Presidents were too, but I don't recall which ones.
Awesome! Thanks for all the clarifications and links!!! I'm going to have a party!
As for lashing one's giraffe to a telephone pole in Vermont, I suspect that concern is not on the books here, it being that there has likely never been a giraffe in Vermont (leastwise one owned by a Vermonter), and as telephone poles have only been in large supply in recent generations.
However, we do have a camel, though I've never seen it lashed to a telephone pole, so it seems that doing so could be illegal.
I'm really missing Howard Dean's voice these days.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got a link to a recent discussion with him?
Listener, Mum says she sees Howard all the time on MSNBC. You might browse through their web site to see if they've posted anything.
DeleteThis isn't new, but I stumbled on it, and. . . .
Deletehttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/03/11/19155/-Kerry-Closed-the-Deal#
I am so psyched! The second Marigold Hotel movie is coming out in March. Huffington Post has a trailer for it up on their Entertainment section and it is hysterically funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd listener, I'm still a little mad at Howard for dropping out of the race. So many of the people who hadn't supported him during his run had second thoughts after he quit. So many times on different political blogs I saw people comment about coming to see that Howard Dean was correct and they hadn't realized it at the time.
Hurrah! Are Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in this one too? Hope so! They are so amazing together, and in real life they are very good friends. :-)
Delete"I think I missed something. How did we get from camels and telephone poles to giraffes and camelopards?"
ReplyDeleteWithout halling out the Webster's unabridged I can't be sure, but seems to me giraffes aare camelopards. (Okay, okay, so all I really have to do is google. Sheesh! Can't a lazy person catch a break anymore?)
I'd also have to bestir myself to check, but maybe the -pard part is the same as the -pard part in leopard, that is spotted? Spotted camelo, spotted leo. Of course, leos come without the pard, whereas camelos don't.
Hmmm... Me thinks it may be naptime.
Your etymology is absolutely correct, cat. I was just trying to make an overeducated joke of my mistake (probably due to not getting enough sleep, which I shall remedy tonight).
DeleteCamelopard An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe. [1913 Webster]
--Alan
Oh, and as for how we got there, back during Dr. Dean's campaign there was a related article in a German magazine (online maybe?) that was computer-translated into English. One line as translated by computer said that in Vermont it was illegal to lash one's giraffe to a telephone pole (if memory serves me correctly). It must have meant that it was illegal to hitch one's horse to a telephone pole, I suppose. Just an old bit of Deaniac trivia.
Delete--Alan
It would be interesting to know whether it *is* illegal to hitch or otherwise attach one's giraffe to a telephone poll in Vermont...or anywhere else for that matter.
DeleteHmmm... The reigns for a giraffe would need to be mighty long...
DeleteThose ferns look lovely and cool. Not that we have had an unusually hot summer so far, knock on wood. The spring was pretty iffy, and I have been concerned for months that the winter may be a hard one. Listener, the news of what your weather blog guy says is not comforting. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteChristine and John are coming with the girls on Sunday. YAY!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me the seasons are all a bit strained. But after such a long Winter, the Spring and Summer here were absolutely lush and glorious! We'll have to see how the trees look this Autumn. My prediction is that we will have vibrant colour because of all the water we've had this season!
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ReplyDeleteThanks, puddle--that was quite enjoyable. Classic Howard, and he hits the nail on the head re where his supporters came from--young folks who had hope in politics for the first time, and older folks who dared to hope again that the Democratic Party might regain its way. I do wish the writer hadn't used that old chestnut about Howard Dean the progressive standard bearer, but it seems set in stone. To me Howard Dean has always seemed a conservative--pretty close to a Rockefeller Republican, which is what one would expect given his background. The way the word "conservative" is used in US politics these days is simply ridiculous; it has meant radical, and now even means anarchist--anarchist without the redeeming idealism of Prince Kropotkin. And as a five-foot-eight American, I think it is long past time that we had one of OUR KIND in the White House again! I recall that U.S. Grant was 5'8", and I think some other Presidents were too, but I don't recall which ones.
Delete--Alan
Awesome! Thanks for all the clarifications and links!!! I'm going to have a party!
ReplyDeleteAs for lashing one's giraffe to a telephone pole in Vermont, I suspect that concern is not on the books here, it being that there has likely never been a giraffe in Vermont (leastwise one owned by a Vermonter), and as telephone poles have only been in large supply in recent generations.
However, we do have a camel, though I've never seen it lashed to a telephone pole, so it seems that doing so could be illegal.