Entremet Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh "“Like most people in the US, I grew up knowing the words to this carol and even (shudder) singing them occasionally (singing is not a strong point of mine), but never really thought about what they meant, how the carol originated, or what birds were involved”, says Dr Rasmussen in email. So she decided to figure it out. Dr Rasmussen, who’s tied for third for the most bird discoveries in the world, is probably also the world’s foremost avian sleuth, due to her meticulous detective work a few years ago that uncovered the many ornithological thefts and records frauds in museums that were committed by eminent British ornithologist, Richard Meinertzhagen. But who would ever have thought that an old Christmas carol might also hold an avian mystery? “After all, it’s just a Christmas carol!” Dr Rasmussen points out." https://medium.com/@GrrlScientist/meet-the-real-birds-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-fame-grrlscientist-5a8bc09350c9
So proud the U.S.A. has never interfered in an election; LBJ's restraint in Viet Nam, and the Obama administration's equal support given to the political parties in Israel are admirable examples.
ReplyDelete- (not) a dumb leper who has lost his bell
Eh. Not sure we've met that standard in our activities in Latin America and the Phillipines...
ReplyDeleteThe most appropriate response I've seen was a comment at Reason :
ReplyDelete"Let's start calling vodka 'Freedom Juice'"