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
BBQ and pig pickin' are as different as day and night, white and black, pork butt and kardashian butt.
ReplyDeleteBBQ is presented to you as a finished product, at a pig pickin' you present yourself to the pig and personally dig out the bits you want.
A small gathering might only smoke a half-hog, and a suckling is traditionally preferred over a fully matured hog. But that's the general idea.
ReplyDeleteCowper and Jackson, now that would be a dinner party to attend.
Donal von Griffyn Indeed. And kudos to you for pointing out the not so subtle difference between BBQ and a Pig Pickin'.
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