Re: [jbovlaste] ruslerci

[Alaric Snell-Pym <alaric@snell-pym.org.uk>]

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On 07/17/2012 02:19 AM, John Cowan wrote:

> "Barnacle" in English and the Romance languages applied first to the goose
> and only later to the crustacean; it's thought to be of Celtic origin.
> The goose nests in the Arctic in summer and returns to Europe in the
> winter, hence the mystery surrounding its reproduction. It was believed
> in ancient superstition to hatch from barnacle's shell, possibly because
> the crustacean's feathery stalks resemble goose down.

.uisai John, you are awesome.

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