>  ML> > I've definatly heard of them, long before I encountered the Celts.
>  ML> With me it was the opposite. I don't think I'd heard
>  ML> of the Celtics until I moved to Boston.
> Dad used to buy the NY Times every day; I used to read the sports
> section more than the front page news. (G)

The Times is basically a worthwhile publication, 
but I never thought it was a sports paper.

>  ML> >  ML> provision in somebody's will that funded the Harvard
>  ML> >  ML> Celtic Languages and Literatures department that
>  ML> >  ML> stipulated that the name be pronounced Selltick,
>  ML> > I'd have turned that money down.
>  ML> You'll never be the treasurer or a university!
> No but that offends my sensibility on several levels.

To me it's something that's to laugh at, especially
as it's unenforceable.

>  ML> >  ML> which strikes me as an infringement on academic
>  ML> >  ML> freedom. My friend Jack, who was head of the government
>  ML> >  ML> department there, bullheadedly persisted in referring
>  ML> >  ML> to the sports club as the Keltics, perhaps to compensate.
>  ML> > I like that. (G)
>  ML> Sometimes I too do stuff to compensate for what
>  ML> I see as the idiocy of others. I don't know if
>  ML> it does any good, but it makes me feel better.
> Which is what matters in the long run.

I do beg to differ.

>  ML> >  ML> > Yes, but we know people who can read it.
>  ML> >  ML> Read or transliterate? The former is an accomplishment.
>  ML> > Read it--remember, we know a number of linguists from Steve's time
>  ML> in > the Army. One person, after getting out, was getting a Master's
>  ML> in Russian.
>  ML> Ah. It's still an accomplishment.
> Very much so.

I never really got past the nash bagash stage.

>  ML> >  ML> I haven't actually regained full voice, though it's
>  ML> >  ML> been three weeks now.
>  ML> > Not fun; I've not encountered any furries recently.
>  ML> It appears that there's something else going on -
>  ML> not serious, I hope.
> Sounds like you need to get it checked out. Might be a local seasonal
> allergy or something else giving you problems but you won't know for
> sure until you see a doctor.

The question is whether knowing makes any kind of difference.

Roasted Emu Roast
categories: game, main
servings: 8 to 10

5 to 6 lb. emu roast
2 Tb garlic
1 Tb salt
1 Tb pepper
2 Tb thyme
2 Tb rosemary
2 Tb basil
2 Tb parsley
1/4 c olive oil
2 c red wine 

Mix dry spices. Spread half of the spice mixture 
onto the roast and cover. Marinate for 4 to 6 hr 
in the refrigerator. Remove the roast and place 
into a roasting pan. Preheat oven to 350F. 
Reseason roast with remaining spices. Add oil 
and wine. Insert meat thermometer in thickest 
part of roast and bake for 1.5 to 2 hr or until 
thermometer reaches 160F. Baste every 20 to 30 
min with pan juices. M's note: one could 
substitute a tartish liquid, perhaps fruit
juice cut with a bit of vinegar, for the wine,

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