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
I'm so disgusted.
ReplyDeleteNathan's are mah favorite hot dogs
Fuckin' lame
Nathan's hasn't really been Nathan's since 1987, when the Handwerker family sold the business to investors who shut down all but one of the original restaurants and turned it into a fast food franchise operation. A Nathan's outpost these days may be a decent simulation, but if you want the real thing you have to ride the D train to Stillwell Ave and cross Surf Avenue to the original.
ReplyDelete(Full disclosure: the Nathan's branch in Greenwich Village was one of my personal temples, and if I had access to time travel I'd pay a lot of money to have one more meal there. It was just a few doors down from Electric Lady Studio, funnily enough; it's entirely possible that Jimi stopped by, or Stevie Wonder...)