Re: MR: Latin pigs

[Stephanie Malone Thorson <smt2@st-andrews.ac.uk>]

Poster: Stephanie Malone Thorson <smt2@st-andrews.ac.uk>

On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Alfredus Scurra wrote:

> With all due respect to Lady Alianora, I do not believe that that is
> the whole story.  Perhaps after she has recuperated, she might address
> some of these burning questions:

Alfredo, I hate to disappoint you, but I *did* tell the whole story.  If
you continue to insist that I did not, I shall be greatly hurt. 

You also ask a great many interesting questions, and for most of them I do
not have an answer.  The naming of toes was likely meant to be modern
scientific Latin rather than classical, as I think the originator of them
was a doctor rather than a classicist, or even a mediaevalist.  As for the
names of the digits and their derivations, you would do better to consult
a medical authority rather than a mediaevalist like me (as I am not even a
specialist in mediaeval medicine). 

Lastly, good gentles, this thing was a *joke*, written, published and 
quoted as such.  I hardly think it warrants the kind of discussion it's 
been given here.

--Alianora
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Stephanie M. Thorson			*  SCA: Lady Alianora Munro
University of St Andrews		*  
St Andrews, Scotland			*  Clan White Wing
email smt2@st-andrews.ac.uk		*  Tarkhan, Khanate Red Lion
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