The Old Folks Home

Pics
Date sort Score sort
Don't worry, Israeli scientists are working on growing chicken meat in a Petri dish. I don't think it will be all that tasty though...

Diva, of course the word 'renowned' is of Finnish origin. Here is the not at all fictitious etymology of the word:

Back in the 7th century, a Viking chieftain named Reijo lived in Pohjanmaa, on the west coast of Finland. Reijo was know to his friends as "Ren". Now, Reijo was a bit of an collector of all things pretty and valuable, if there was ever a person that became famous for some reason, he just had to have him or her in his collection of slaves, and so pretty soon everyone started to refer to valuable slaves as Reijo's property. From there, it evolved to "Reijo-owned", and since Reijo was called "Ren", it soon became "Ren-owned". Over the years, as the Finnish Vikings plundered all of Europe, all the other languages were influenced by the Finnish culture and language, and so also Gallic languages picked up this term, and from there it trickled down into English. Over the years, the term has evolved slightly, and it's true origins have been forgotten, but still we refer to people with great skill and knowledge as "renowned".

And there you have the completely true history of the word "renowned". Some books will claim the word to be of 14th century French origin, but these writings fail to recognize the effect of Finnish Vikings on the evolution of languages in Europe. You see, the world of language studies is highly racist towards Finns. Another example would be what we today refer to as "French fries". They used to be known all over as "Finnish fries", but the French language researchers and culinarists have managed to erase all connections to the true origins of the dish.
 
think I will pass on the chicken grown in a petri dish
sickbyc.gif
 
superchemicalgirl said:
Good morning, folks!
Click to expand...

Mornin... not up for the night ... just doing "alls well" I get up around 2:30 am sometimes to make sure everyone is in bed as they should be.... as it is my son was asleep in his chair... Just me getting up made him wake up and go to bed...

Now I am up for a little while because I have something I need to research... then back to bed hopefully for the rest of the night.

deb
 
vehve said:
Ooh, what are you researching, Deb?
Click to expand...

The usual... fencing, tractors, riding lawn mowers, ..... Land in Montana and Wyoming

Gas powered golf carts, electric powered golf carts...

I have a friend that is moving to Wyoming... and she offered to take my horse if I need to find her a new home. This friend has two draft horses already...

If the drought goes as I believe it will go... I will have no water ... Katee needs a solid home with people who understands Draft horse care... and who can deal with a horse that is opinionated and rude on occasion. its a really hard decision and one that has kept me up for the most of a year now.

even now when I am PUI.... I worry. She is 21 years old now. Middle age for reference. Green broke and has a quick trigger for fight or flight. Only other draft horse people would understand her needs.

she is a pasture ornament for me and I love her dearly... for someone else who could finish her training she would be an asset.

I twirl around and around on this every night and am fully prepared to keep her till the both of us pass. But there are other people who need me... Human people.

Now you know my secret of late night wanderings...

deb
 

Similar threads

P
What to do with solo chick
Replies
7
Views
519
LyleVertigo
LyleVertigo
L
    • Like
Layer feed??!! Mixed age flock.
2 3
Replies
26
Views
1K
Mother of Chaos
Mother of Chaos
R
    • Love
Round two!
Replies
5
Views
569
Raubkatze
R
V
3yo Wyandotte Hen no longer laying?
Replies
5
Views
351
VikingBird
V
talkinboutchickens
Talkinboutchickens' butterfly/caterpillar thread🦋🐛
Replies
1
Views
94
talkinboutchickens
talkinboutchickens

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom