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Irish Beer, Bronze Age Style
“Bronze Age Irishmen were as fond of their beer as their 21st century counterparts….”
from How Bronze Age man enjoyed his pint
See also Archaeologists Recreate Ancient Irish Beer, referencing The Great Beer Experiment.
No word for sex?
“Whenever you hear someone starting to say something that begins with “The X have no word for Y”, or “The X have N different words for Y”, never listen to them, and always check your wallet to make sure it’s still there.”
From No word for sex. Via Agus Araile
Apheresis by the Bridge
Scottish Mercenaries of the 16th Century
On colgaffneyis Website I recently received an inquiry about reenacting Scottish mercenaries of the 16th century. In response I wrote the following: Continue reading
Pictures of the Bridge Disaster
Irish Up North
On a previous visit to northern Minnesota I had noticed a building with a sign as Gaeilge (“in Irish”) in Cloquet. I saw it again as I drove home from Deer River Sunday evening. It is the Cailín Deas (“pretty girl”) hair salon. I told my fellow Irish students about this in class last night, as Gaeilge, and everybody was pleased.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 