From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V9 #90 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, April 8 2000 Volume 09 : Number 090 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Wurst ["Russ Reynolds" ] Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} ["Russ Reynolds" ] Re: Happy holidays! [Michael R Godwin ] Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} [dmw ] Re: do ya hate Love? [Terrence Marks ] Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Re: miserable lie [Aaron Mandel ] What are you doing Xmas 2001? (NR) [steve ] Storefront.......... [Chris Gardiner ] Tales of Cheese (not RH) [DDerosa5@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 20:19:53 -0700 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: Re: Wurst > FYI, the #1 album was the soundtrack to the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts > Club Band" film. Believe it or not there's an even worse version of the same album by a group of musicians called "Abbey Road '78". That's right--a cover album of the worst album ever made. Anyone else own this? I didn't think so. - -rUss ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 20:43:22 -0700 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} Dear misguided randi..aka..twofangs, begged: > Will someone take me to the San Francisco Zoo? > > I've only been to the zoo in Toronto and they say the SanFran zoo is > *the best.* > > {well, my dad said so ...} Either your dad was lying to you or he doesn't get out to many zoos. Chris: > As far as animal prisons go, the SF Zoo is a decent one. A fair assessment. San Diego's is generally considered the best (maybe your dad got his saints mixed up). Everyone around here says the people prison (Alkatraz) is a much better attraction, though I still haven't taken the tour myself. Hope to get a chance to meet you when you're out here in any event. We may have to force you to eat lunch in San Jose. - -rUss ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 11:11:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Happy holidays! Time to celebrate! While scholars are divided, with some placing it on Dec. 16, most experts agree that today, April 7, was Zolincualiztli, the ancient Aztecs' Quail Day. Literally, Zolincualiztli means "The Eating of the Small Round Irritating Bird." However, it should be remembered that the Aztecs, like most Native American peoples, regarded the quail not merely as an irritation but also as a symbol of evil. This helps explain the traditional Aztec rituals performed on Quail Day: each family would take the quails it had collected over the year and not only kill them (as anyone might do), but kill them in various cruel and hilarious ways. Some quails would be flattened with a single blow of the zoleuctl, or quail-mallet, and the tiny corpses flung into the neighborhood zolechtameh, or quail-pits. Archaeologists have excavated some zolechtameh on the old shoreline of Lake Texcoco eight meters in diameter and three meters deep, full to the brim with tiny crushed quail skeletons. Meanwhile, other quails would be force-fed popcorn and then tossed live into the family fire; it was considered good luck if the corn popped quickly, bursting the quail asunder before it burned to death. This was called zolintepehuah, the quail-tearing. If zolintepehuah occurred the popcorn would be eaten and the quail's body used to fertilize the Aztecs' famous chinampa, the fertile plots of land built up from swamp. Meanwhile, priests stationed atop the Great Temple and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl would perform the ceremony of iuh zolmeh patlaninih, "thus fly quails," in which a priest would tie a live quail's wings down with string, toss it up in the air to about shoulder height, then strike it a tremendous blow with the omemaquahuitl (two-handed club), knocking it far out over the sacred precincts, much like a little league baseball coach hitting balls to the outfield during practice. These and many other rituals would be performed from dawn to dusk every Quail Day, followed at sunset by the greatest feast of the year, centering on quitzilipochtli (the quail taco), with much drinking of pulque, dancing in the streets, and uninhibited sex. Quail Day was followed by Tzonochpaniztli, "The Sweeping Up of Feathers." The origins of Quail Day are obscure, but it seems to have been celebrated since before the Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico. Scholars see some connection to the great Aztec epic poem "Texcalco in Tlacati," wherein the legendary Cuauhtemoc says Ayaotl yoli pehuazqueh onimitimacoc anteyaochihuaniya nohuehtcuah. Otimitzahciqueh tzoyahc, tlamcazqueh, otitlaminilah. Ca cenquizca quitzilipochtli motlanequiliaya. Telchitl! [And having vanquished the foe-bird I wisely commanded that he be butchered. Therefore my servitors (advisors? cultists?) minced the foul creature and spiced (salted?) it and cooked it. The quail taco was indeed delicious and satisfying. It served him right!] Anyway, however you celebrate it, have a great Quail Day! - --Chris SOURCES: Andrews, J. Richard. Introduction to Classical Nahuatl. University of Texas Press, 1975. Carrasco, David and Scott Sessions. Daily Life of the Aztecs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. Heritage Foundation, The. Toward a Quail-Free America. With an Introduction by Nancy Reagan. Washington, DC: Heritage Press, 1986. Leon-Portilla, Miguel. Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World. University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:07:30 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Happy holidays! Interesting. Would you suppose that the well-known quotation "I adore quail" (J Wellington Wimpey) is a free-form translation of the Nahua "Chocolatl Tlaloc Xquailotl"? The frequent scenes in which JWW is shown catching a hamburger thrown from some distance suggest that he was familiar with the sacred ritual aspects of the game of pelota. I wonder whether the entire King Features strip cartoon sequence should be interpreted as a pastiche of volume 2 of the Codex Ixtlilxochitl of 1582? - - Mike 'Huitzilopochtli' Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:44:08 -0400 (EDT) From: dmw Subject: Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} can i put in a vote for the monterey aquarium? i understand it's difficult to enjoy if one is hungover, but i had a great time. On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Russ Reynolds wrote: > Dear misguided randi..aka..twofangs, begged: > > Will someone take me to the San Francisco Zoo? > > > > I've only been to the zoo in Toronto and they say the SanFran zoo is > > *the best.* > > > > {well, my dad said so ...} > > Either your dad was lying to you or he doesn't get out to many zoos. - - oh no, you've just read mail from doug = dmw@radix.net - get yr pathos - - www.pathetic-caverns.com -- books, flicks, tunes, etc. = reviews - - www.fecklessbeast.com -- angst, guilt, fear, betrayal! = guitar pop ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:19:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence Marks Subject: Re: do ya hate Love? On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, JH3 wrote: > (Admittedly, I was really hoping this "Best Mike Love Joke" > web-site would be a major Wheee!!! for me, but it isn't. Not > even close...) You've obviously never been on a Beach Boys list, then. You get the same venom and humour levels looking for the "best Bill Gates joke" on the We Hate Microsoft Everything They Love homepage, or "best Jar Jar Binks joke" at www.jarjarmustdie.com. Terrence Marks Unlike Minerva (a comic strip) http://www.unlikeminerva.com normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 10:39:28 -0800 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: sanfran fegs alert! {no robyn} At 08:43 PM 4/6/00 -0700, Russ Reynolds wrote: >A fair assessment. San Diego's is generally considered the best (maybe your >dad got his saints mixed up). As seen on the cover of "Pet Sounds," the San Diego Zoo is quite likely the epitome of the zoo-going experience. Currently they've even got a baby panda bear, Hua Mei. The Zoological Society of San Diego also runs another park in town called the Wild Animal Park which is more of a free-range (for lack of a better term) zoo which Jurassic Park was probably modeled after. You take a tram around larger, more open areas in a pseudo-safari like "adventure." You never ever see the tigers here though; their jungle habitat is almost too well done and they completely disappear in the foliage. And you can't drive your own car through like you could at Lion Country Safari. Blah! For more information on the "World-Famous" (thanks in part to Johnny Carson) San Diego Zoo, check out http://www.sandiegozoo.org/. For additional animal exploitation fun, we've also got a Sea World in town. BUD-WEIS-ER. And, during the right time of year, you can take a whale-watching cruise to view an occasional tail of a sea-bound mammal. There's even a Quail Botanical Gardens (http://www.qbgardens.com/) in the north part of the county, to which I've always feared to journey. Of course, I would be happy to give any Feg coming to San Diego a tour of the town and join them in any creature-viewing excursion. - --Jason "Quail is a nonprofit organization, and relies on the generosity of individuals and the community as a whole" Thornton "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:42:16 -0700 From: Glen Uber Subject: Linux Question (0% RH) Techfegs, Have any of you had success with installing and running Linux on laptop? I'd like to do this with an old laptop I have here at work. The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite 2530CDS, with an Intel 166MMX and 32MB RAM. If any of you are knowledgeable in this area, please e-mail me offline, or phone me at: 415-388-1831 (direct) or 415-388-9641, x14 (V.M.). Thanks a bunch! - -- Cheers! - -g- "Porn will get you through times with no people better than people will get you through times with no porn." --apologies to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Glen Uber uberg@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~uberg ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:48:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: miserable lie On Tue, 4 Apr 2000 BLATZMAN@aol.com wrote: > And because of this horrible thing called advertising, I have access > to a wonderful recording studio where I can work on my music. And > hopefully edit an ultra-low budget feature starting in a month. it really bugs me how often people say "this corporation i work for is rewarding me, so it must be good!". some companies exploit their workers to the benefit of the public and their executives. some companies exploit the public to the benefit of their workers and executives. most do some of both. i don't see why one is more defensible than the other, even if you think that neither one is completely avoidable. i guess to some degree, it speaks to the amount of powerlessness folks feel in their jobs today that the most significant result they can imagine their work having is that they get paid. speaking of Robyn Hitchcock, i saw some copies of A Star For Bram at the local record store. is this just an enterprising manager, or is ASfB getting retail distribution? a ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:26:42 -0500 From: steve Subject: What are you doing Xmas 2001? (NR) http://www.lordoftherings.net/previews/index.html This especially cool if you can run QT4 in full screen. - - Steve _______________ We're all Jesus, Buddha, and the Wizard of Oz! - Andy Partridge ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:40:23 +0100 From: Chris Gardiner Subject: Storefront.......... Hi everyone Does anyone have any news of a UK release for Storefront on DVD or VHS? I'm tempted to order the DVD from the US, surely our man will get a release in his own country, perhaps not on DVD but VHS? Maybe we'll get it in black and white or mono or something. - -- Chris Gardiner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 11:46:22 EDT From: DDerosa5@aol.com Subject: Tales of Cheese (not RH) Traditionally, the cheeses to be blessed and ritually rolled thrice 'round the churchyard, and thence down a Hill, ordinary-sized Double Gouchesters, were carried to the site in wheeled litters of some antiquity, though such clearly, for the Behemoth, would not do. Someone finally located a gigantic Cotswold Waggon, painted brick red and sky blue, as were the spokes and rims, respectively, of its wheels. The Cheese, an equally vivid orange-red, had then to be carefully rolled off a kind of dock and on the bed of the Waggon, where, like some dangerous large animal, it was secured with stout Cables in an erect position. As the sides of the Waggon were of spindles and not planks, the Cheese was visible to onlookers in its full Circumference. The progress to Randwick Church was a Spectacle long to be remembered. Neighbor Folk of all conditions lined the route, at first, as the great Cheese swayed and loomed into view, silently in awe,--then, presently, as if strangely calmed by the Beams of a Luminary rising anew above each dip in the road,--calling out to the Cheese and its conveyors, calls which after not long became huzzahs and even Hosannas. Drinkers tumbled out of the alehouses and toasted the majestic food product as it passed--"Let's have three cheers for the Great Octuple, lads!" Girls blew Kisses. Local youths from time to time would spring aboard, to help steady the cargo when the road-surface became difficult, able to tell one day of how they had escorted the great Cheese upon its journey, that famous first of May. Singing, Here's to the great, Octuple boys! the Mon-ster Cheese of fame, Let's cheer it with, a thund'rous noise, Then twice more of the same,-- Oh the Bells shall ring, and The guns shall roar, For the won-derful Octuple Glo'r... Aye, all the Lads, who push and who-pull, Ev'ry Master, ev'ry Pupil Single-ton and married Coople, Eye at Wind-dow, Door and Looph'le, Ev'ry minim, dram and scruple Of their praise is Thine, Octuple!" ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V9 #90 ******************************