The word of the day* for February 18, 2007 is “porcine” — adjective : of, relating to, or suggesting swine : PIGGISH.
Gung Hai Fat Chow! Or however that’s spelled. Happy Lunar New Year, Chinese style. This is the first day of the Year of the Pig. Of course, the Vietnamese, Cambodians, Thai, etc. whose ancestors hale from the continent of Asia, also celebrate a lunar new year about this time of year. Usually their yearly mascot coincides with the Chinese. Usually their yearly mascot coincides with the Chinese. However, the Chinese hare gets translated somehow into a Vietnamese cat. They don't translate the pig, though, so have a happy.
For those of you who eat pork, Carm provides this recipe from the National Pork Producers. I have to admit, I haven’t taste tested, but it sounds yummy.
The quote† for today is from William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Launcelot Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice, act 3, sc. 5, l. 23-6:
This making of Christians will raise the price of hogs. If we grow all to be pork-eaters, we shall not shortly have a rasher on the coals for money.
;^) Jan
* Unless otherwise attributed, the definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
† Unless otherwise attributed, the quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
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