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    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HAFFLY on Saturday, January 26, 2019 13:06:16
    the > various tribes. Some tribes may have had a member who knew other
    languages but if I recall what I read years ago correctly, this sign language was the primary form of inter-tribal communication.
    I know that was true among the eastern peoples.
    Didn't know that about the west.
    From what I've read, it was common among the western and plains tribes
    as well.

    It would make sense that a system of communication
    should be established for trade, peacekeeping, and
    so on.

    of any contemporary accounts of what their
    command of other languages actually was.
    We could research it out, but is it worth the time/effort?
    If you focus on the thorns, ... .
    I know, and sometimes I don't have time to even do more than a glancing
    look at the roses.

    Lucky for me, I have a good long-distance smeller!

    Some of them, but if you look at the
    records, a lot of episodes had directors
    hired just for that one or a limited run.
    Probably didn't pay enough to make a decent living on.
    Not sure. You see people on IMDb with scanty
    credits who seem to have made a name for
    themselves. Did they spend the rest of their
    time parking cars and pumping gas?
    Don't know, and have enough other projects to consider researching it
    now.

    if not, why wasn't there a handbook of Indians.
    There were, but not real Indians for the most part.
    How?
    White men ruled--and played almost every part.
    That was sort of a joke. If it weren't, I'd have
    said "why."
    Figured so, just gave the straight answer for those who needed it.

    Out of curiosity, I did find on The Straight
    Dope and other sites that certain Plains tribes
    did greet each other saying "how" or similar.

    The headline on the Google listing was List of
    Natural Redheads - Wikipedia, so I could have
    been forgiven for clicking on it.
    Understandable.
    Irritating, though.
    Quite so, one would think.

    I replicated the search a day later behind
    some protection and found it gone. Someone
    must have complained to Google or Wikipedia
    or both.

    I am pretty gifted in a bunch of fields; no
    breakthrough genius, though, that I can
    discern. I have had friends in that category,
    and their accomplishments make other folks'
    seem like small potatoes.
    But small potatoes are good for a number of dishes where you wouldn't
    want the larger ones.

    Civilization is built, 'tis true, on large
    quantities of small potatoes.

    Depends. I give people a pass if they are
    showing their own frailties as well as
    pointing out others'. And there are those who
    deserve to be ridiculed, but they are
    relatively few and far between.
    I try not to, tho it means biting my tongue sometimes.

    It's often good to bite a tongue or two.

    There was a big discussion about that, between
    Hoffmansthal and Richard Strauss. The standard
    formulation is, which is to be first, the words
    or the music. Strauss's answer, which I agree
    with, was "Primo la musica, dopo le parole" -
    i.e., the music first, then the words.
    Coming from a musician. OTOH, my background is more writing so.....

    Ernst Toch, I think it was, wrote a
    piece called Geographical Fugue that
    had words and no music.

    than they likely won't provide much support.
    No, and other passengers might need support animals after seeing a snake. (G)
    There is that.
    As long as the dog doesn't chase the cat; the cat, the mouse, etc. (G)

    As I've mentioned, I have witnessed a dogfight
    in a plane cabin (during boarding).

    beef, white rice, and boiled green beans.
    Every night. For years.
    Bor-ring!
    He was the executor of the Warhol estate, so
    there were probably other interesting things
    in his life.
    Campbell's soup cans? (G)

    Speaking of bor-ing.

    Title: Aromatic Broth with Vegetable Slivers
    OTOH, this would be good on a cold day like today--except for the
    cilantro.

    I've found that cilantro really is needed in
    some of these recipes. Rather than substitute,
    the better part of valor is not to try at all.

    Hazelnut-herb dressing
    categories: salad, alternative
    yield: 1 batch

    2 Tb Dijon mustard
    2 Tb cider vinegar
    1 ts salt
    1/3 c hemp seed oil
    1/3 c hazelnut oil
    1/4 c chopped chives
    1/4 c dill

    Blend first 5 ingredients, Add herbs and
    pulse to combine.

    hempfarm.co.nz - inspired by The Food Network
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Sunday, January 27, 2019 21:31:18
    Hi Michael,

    the > various tribes. Some tribes may have had a member who
    knew other > ML> > languages but if I recall what I read years ago correctly, this sign > ML> > language was the primary form of inter-tribal communication.
    I know that was true among the eastern peoples.
    Didn't know that about the west.
    From what I've read, it was common among the western and plains
    tribes > as well.

    It would make sense that a system of communication
    should be established for trade, peacekeeping, and
    so on.

    Sounds logical, beats having a Tower of Babel situation where nobody understands anybody else.


    of any contemporary accounts of what their
    command of other languages actually was.
    We could research it out, but is it worth the time/effort?
    If you focus on the thorns, ... .
    I know, and sometimes I don't have time to even do more than a
    glancing > look at the roses.

    Lucky for me, I have a good long-distance smeller!

    As long as the roses have a good scent--a lot of the hybrids are bred
    for "pretty" and have no rose scent at all.

    if not, why wasn't there a handbook of Indians.
    There were, but not real Indians for the most part.
    How?
    White men ruled--and played almost every part.
    That was sort of a joke. If it weren't, I'd have
    said "why."
    Figured so, just gave the straight answer for those who needed it.

    Out of curiosity, I did find on The Straight
    Dope and other sites that certain Plains tribes
    did greet each other saying "how" or similar.

    Figures, there had to be some basis for the common useage of it in film,
    tv, etc.


    The headline on the Google listing was List of
    Natural Redheads - Wikipedia, so I could have
    been forgiven for clicking on it.
    Understandable.
    Irritating, though.
    Quite so, one would think.

    I replicated the search a day later behind
    some protection and found it gone. Someone
    must have complained to Google or Wikipedia
    or both.

    Good to get rid of it. Too bad no film clips of redheads like Lucille
    Ball in the candy factory or similar tho.

    I am pretty gifted in a bunch of fields; no
    breakthrough genius, though, that I can
    discern. I have had friends in that category,
    and their accomplishments make other folks'
    seem like small potatoes.
    But small potatoes are good for a number of dishes where you
    wouldn't > want the larger ones.

    Civilization is built, 'tis true, on large
    quantities of small potatoes.

    Small potatoes add up to mountains of potatoes, given enugh time and
    potatoes.


    Depends. I give people a pass if they are
    showing their own frailties as well as
    pointing out others'. And there are those who
    deserve to be ridiculed, but they are
    relatively few and far between.
    I try not to, tho it means biting my tongue sometimes.

    It's often good to bite a tongue or two.

    Getting some fresh meat in the picture. (G)

    There was a big discussion about that, between
    Hoffmansthal and Richard Strauss. The standard
    formulation is, which is to be first, the words
    or the music. Strauss's answer, which I agree
    with, was "Primo la musica, dopo le parole" -
    i.e., the music first, then the words.
    Coming from a musician. OTOH, my background is more writing so.....

    Ernst Toch, I think it was, wrote a
    piece called Geographical Fugue that
    had words and no music.

    Interesting, have to check it out.

    than they likely won't provide much support.
    No, and other passengers might need support animals after
    seeing a > ML> > snake. (G)
    There is that.
    As long as the dog doesn't chase the cat; the cat, the mouse, etc.
    (G)

    As I've mentioned, I have witnessed a dogfight
    in a plane cabin (during boarding).

    I'm not surprised.

    beef, white rice, and boiled green beans.
    Every night. For years.
    Bor-ring!
    He was the executor of the Warhol estate, so
    there were probably other interesting things
    in his life.
    Campbell's soup cans? (G)

    Speaking of bor-ing.

    True, only thing different with them was the name of the soup/some of
    the ingredients.


    Title: Aromatic Broth with Vegetable Slivers
    OTOH, this would be good on a cold day like today--except for the cilantro.

    I've found that cilantro really is needed in
    some of these recipes. Rather than substitute,
    the better part of valor is not to try at all.

    Steve can't stand even a small bit of it so we don't use it at all.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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