Hi Folks, L.D.,
On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:14:09 -0400, L.D. Best wrote:
> Sorry you lost your tune singing the song ... at one time, BION, I
> invented a method of sending full musical scores in pure ascii text. Of
> course technology passed me by long ago, and no one needs it so I think
> I have forgotten most of it. The timing was difficult in places on the
> song .. I'll try to do better next time. };>
There is a standard way of doing that - abc format. (Trust me - I am
a musician.)
> What messed me up on the definition was that the name of the phobia was
> spelt incorrectly! <G>
> The fear of having peanut butter stick to the roof of your mouth is:
> arachibutyrophobia
> butyro = butter as in butyric acid that give butter taste
er... butyric acid is what gives RANCID butter its distinctive
bouquet. (Trust me - I am a chemist. :) )
> I guess arachi is a root word for peanut??
Yep. Arachis is a generic name for peanuts (before it became Dune).
(Trust me - I was a child on the "Ground Nut Scheme" in East Africa just
after WWII.)
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
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