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yanou

Posted on: Global Warming
June 16, 2007 at 9:16 AM

What perfect timing! I'm about to visit a Chinese research station in the high arctic where I'll really NEED to be able to talk about glaciers. Thanks a lot, guys!

Posted on: Ice Cream
June 15, 2007 at 6:44 AM

I noticed Jenny and Ken explained 冰 but studiously avoided explaining other two syllables. Out of curiosity I looked up 淇 and 淋. The first dictionary I consulted said 淋 had to do with gonorrhea and diseases of the bladder! Hmmmm, I thought. No wonder they didn't explain... But that was just too-o-o weird so I checked some other dictionaries. Their entries for 淋had more to do with downpours. What a relief! I'd far rather associate my ice cream with getting drenched than with getting VD.

Posted on: Two Little Tigers Song
June 14, 2007 at 6:27 PM

Also joining up after listening for a long time... and singing this song. When I was a kid we sang it as a naming-of-fingers song: Where is pinky, where is pinky? Here I am, here I am! How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you. Run away. Run away.