Pimpernelle is German for pimpernel, which is a kind of flower. I'm sure lots of people who know about the scarlet pimpernel don't know what a pimpernel actually is. Speaking of common words that I didn't know the meaning of--with all the discussion about state symbols I came across Ohio being the buckeye state, and Ohio state team name is the buckeyes. Until last week I had no idea what a buckeye is. Turns out it's a tree. Am I the only one who didn't know this? To have a state nickname that is so uncommon that people don't know what it means might mean that it might not be the best nickname. Just a thought.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > weingarten means vineyard (wine garden). Pfirsich means peach. > (that's a lot of consonants just to say peach.) no idea on the > pimpernelle, will let you know if I come up with anything. > > > > --- In [email protected], James <ttlsccr@> wrote: > > > > from Vienna. Via Fussen and Salzburg, where The Sound of Music > still shows daily at the youth hostel. Thank god I'm outta that hell > hole! Seriously, Europe is fantastic, they sell beer everywhere! > Even at internet cafes. > > > > Right now actually, I am in an internet cafe drinking an Ananas- > Grapefruit-Aloe Vera Balance fruit drink, which is so unlike like > me. Anyway, there is a point to this post, which is so unlike me. > On this bottle it says Weingartenpfirsich-Pimpernelle. I have no > idea why. Perhaps someone with too much time on their hands, and > free internet, can find out what the meaning is. And hopefully it's > funny. > > > > See you kids soon. > > > > Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > I'm sure you will totally appreciate Spamalot, in any case--you > > should definitely catch it. I'm sure it is coming to Toronto > > eventually. I just saw it in Boston, it's great. Great spoof of > all > > that middle ages stuff along with modern show business, etc. You > > know what they say, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat > > it, so now you know the past and you're totally up on the present > too > > so you will know whether GWB & Co. are making the same mistakes as > > all those medieval people did. I know, it's a stretch, but I was > > trying to tie your interest in medieval history with your interest > in > > the news and it isn't working very well. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Susan Carroll-Clark > > <nicolaa@> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings-- > > > > > > Ellen wrote: > > > > What motivated you to check out the Post from Canada? (I assume > > > > that's how most people discover Gene's column and chat, not > from > > being > > > > referred to Gene specifically, although I'm sure it happens). > > And as > > > > my mom would say, what do you do with a degree in medieval > > history?:) > > > > > > > Answer #1: I'm a news junkie. I actually started reading the > Post > > > online (along with the Times, the two Chicago papers, CNN, the > four > > > Toronto papers, etc.) regularly while living in Columbus. The > Post > > is > > > pretty much my favourite--and the chats had a lot to do with it. > I > > > found the Hax chat first, and then discovered Gene's chat, which > > led me > > > to his column, etc. > > > > > > Answer #2: What do I do with a degree in medieval history? Hang > > it on > > > the wall :-) When I finished my PhD in 1999, I spent maybe 6 > > months > > > checking out the academic job market before deciding "You know, I > > need > > > to get a decent job now, not spend five years finding it (only to > > find > > > it in Montana)." I'm now a project manager. (I enjoy telling > > people the > > > first project I managed was my doctoral dissertation. It's > > completely > > > true :-) > > > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > Visit your group "weingartenchatters" on the web. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC > and save big. > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
