Hello you dear Paddlewisenheimers again - and happy New Year! Spent five weeks working in UK and after checking mail last week found out that there has been some really interesting threads going - surely sorry to have missed them... First, a comment about the weather topic, even if I might be flogging a dead horse: the National Broadcasting Company here gives the sea weather forecast five times per day, beginning at 5.50 am. Forecast includes detailed list of local reports from stations and lighthouses along the Finnish coastline - unfortunately the reports are about an hour old. Checking them frequently, making personal observations - and having the possibility to order local forecasts and reports as text messages to your mobile phone (or to make a quick call directly to meteorologists) gives a fairly good impression about what is going on (the networks are really impressive here and practically covering the whole coast). Getting the big picture can be really interesting fun, as Barbara and Dave to my opinion were telling - and following it gives one more respect towards the mother nature. We need it if we are seriously planning to go out there. Now, I did find a most entertaining and informative book about Thule (NW Greenland), its people and history from a second-hand bookshop in Newcastle. Unfortunately, it is not really about kayaking, but it gives a really living and colourful picture about living in Greenland in the fifties and the changes which the U.S. air base brought to the whole culture of Thule (500 inhabitants around 50s if I recall correctly). The French writer, then a geologist, stayed there the winter of 1950-51 and has returned few times ever since. Part of his trip was an expedition of 1000 miles to Inglefield Land, Washington Land and to Ellesmere Island using dog sledges. As a scientist, Malaurie gives detailed information and observes everything with warm curiosity most of the time, as staying also reasonably modest. Malaurie gives also detailed information about food. There are some receipes, as for an example rotting 100 to 250 guillemots inside seal skins for months and eating it raw might interest especially dear old Dr. Inverbon, who is as we all know, a highly advanced eskimologist and gourmet... Published in the 80s I suppose it can be out of print, but it could be found from some libraries, I hope: "The Last Kings of Thule" by Jean Malaurie, Jonathan Cape Ltd. London1982 (ISBN 0-224-02028-5). If anyone is familiar with the book and willing to exchange comments about it, please, dont hesitate to mail me directly! Cheers, Cheers, Ari Saarto "Home of the Traditional & Famous Scandinavian Skinny-dipping [TM]" Finland - Europe GSM +358 - 50 - 526 5892 fax. +358 - 3 - 828 2815 e-mail: asaarto_at_lpt.fi *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Ari wrote; -----Original Message----- >Malaurie gives also detailed information about food. There are some >receipes, >as for an example rotting 100 to 250 guillemots inside seal skins for >months >and eating it raw might interest especially dear old Dr. Inverbon, who is >as we >all know, a highly advanced eskimologist and gourmet... How delightful to read about the wonderful fermented guillemot of Greenland. Some of the fondest memories of my research in Greenland are of sitting in an overheated hut with happy Inuit sharing a pot of guillemot chased down with schnapps. To me the dish is reminiscent of Thai fish sauce without the hot spices. More on that later, however. Regrettably some dishes just don't make the transition to southern climes. A friend developed quite a taste for the dish and employed hundreds of Inuit to hunt guillemot and ferment them. He then shipped it to Canada where he sold it in small jars labelled "Inuit Hoison Sauce". The resulting epidemic of gastritis baffled doctors until a clever doctor discovered a feather in the stomach contents of an addict and put two and three together to get fermented guillemot. The product was soon taken off the shelves with unfortunate consequences as Canadians worked their way through withdrawal. It was during the period of withdrawal that Canada elected Brian Mulroney and got in exchange the GST and a Prime Minister who could sing "When Irish Eyes Are Shining" out of tune with Ronald Reagan. It was a bad thing. I have no idea whether any connection exists between the name of Nick Schade's company and fermented guillemot. John Winters reports that Nick he seems perfectly sane in most respects although John may not be the best judge of such things. As I mentioned there exists a similarity between fermented guillemot and Thai fish sauce. The eminent culinary historian and ethnologist Septimus Brott has followed the trail as it were and discovered that the Inuit introduced fermented guillemot to the Thais during one of their aerial explorations of the southern hemisphere in BC 10 (see earlier posting on Inuit crotch dirigibles). Brott discovered ancient scrolls showing Inuit floating over palm trees with a small pouch of tied to their waists. Admittedly Brott wanders a bit astray in suggesting that guillemot has hallucinogenic properties that led to intermarriage with Thais and a corruption of the gene pool. Lusty as the Inuit were I doubt if they would violate their rule not to interfere with alien life forms during their explorations (it is of passing interest that Star Trek writers adopted this rule in the not so memorable TV series thus showing how advanced the Inuit were and how moral they were relative to, say, the Spanish who not only raped and pillaged but introduced Christianity to natives of the western hemisphere). Hard to forgive them for that Christianity thing. They used to have such jolly fun sacrificing virgins and such. Life today is so boring. But I digress. At no time have I ever seen visions while eating guillemot and, in fact, the more common result is temporary blindness not unlike one experiences from drinking Sterno. I now see that absinthe is legal in Great Britain and perhaps enlightened legislatures will allow fermented guillemot in time for the false millennium celebrations on January 1, 2000. No need to have it for the real millennium. My neighbour, a priest of the Cult of the Second Coming, says there will be nothing to celebrate for the real millennium unless one belongs to his group. He has showed me chapter and verse revealing that the Cult of the Second Coming will inherit the earth and not the Jews as so many believe. Yesterday he stopped by and asked me to put in sauna as he expects to have my house on the great day and always wanted a sauna. Apparently he also wants my daughter. As insurance I have joined his cult and a few others. One simply should not take risks. I shall also wear my life jacket at all times and carry with me flares, rescue lines, a wet suit, a VHF and GPS. I would carry a planner at all times but what would there be to plan? Maybe which horse to ride but there being only four horsemen I think I can remember them. A bit partial to Pestilence anyway. Sincerely, Dr. Peregrine Inverbon, Ph.d., DD, LL.d, Ph.G Transcribed by his humble servant John Winters *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 7:51 PM -0500 1/11/99, John Winters wrote: >I have no idea whether any connection exists between the name of Nick >Schade's company and fermented guillemot. John Winters reports that Nick >he seems perfectly sane in most respects although John may not be the best >judge of such things. > It was while under the influence of a particularly powerful batch of fermented guillemot that I suddenly idea that "guillemot" would be a good name for my company. Nick Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 10 Ash Swamp Rd Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
John, Ari and Dr. Peregrine Inverbon, Ph.d., DD, LL.d, Ph.G is this the same Malaurie that's the fine cook? http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/radio-campus/progr/mdm/10.ppl.autocht/inuit/ cu bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Larry wrote; >John, Ari >and >Dr. Peregrine Inverbon, Ph.d., DD, LL.d, Ph.G > > >is this the same Malaurie that's the fine cook? No, I think you may be thinking of Martha Stewart. > >http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/radio-campus/progr/mdm/10.ppl.autocht/inuit/ > You don't have this site in English do you. Larry? Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
John and Larry wrote: > >is this the same Malaurie that's the fine cook? > > No, I think you may be thinking of Martha Stewart. > > > > > >http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/radio-campus/progr/mdm/10.ppl.autocht/inuit/ > > > > You don't have this site in English do you. Larry? > John, check the British miniature flag in the screen... ;-) Cheers, Ari Saarto "Home of the Traditional & Famous Scandinavian Skinny-dipping [TM]" Finland - Europe GSM +358 - 50 - 526 5892 fax. +358 - 3 - 828 2815 e-mail: asaarto_at_lpt.fi *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
John, I am sure guillemot has no hallucinogenic properties but what does Professor Iverbon take to increase his perception to such great heights? Tell him to keep educating us lesser folks, I appreciate it! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Excuse my Florida Cracker question but is that pronounced "Gillymott" or "guwheeamo"? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Nick Schade > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 10:09 AM > To: John Winters; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Weather, interesting book and receipes... > > > At 7:51 PM -0500 1/11/99, John Winters wrote: > >I have no idea whether any connection exists between the name of Nick > >Schade's company and fermented guillemot. John Winters > reports that Nick > >he seems perfectly sane in most respects although John may > not be the best > >judge of such things. > > > > It was while under the influence of a particularly powerful batch of > fermented guillemot that I suddenly idea that "guillemot" > would be a good > name for my company. > Nick > > > > Nick Schade > Guillemot Kayaks > 10 Ash Swamp Rd > Glastonbury, CT 06033 > (860) 659-8847 > > Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com > http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ > > >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< > > > ************************************************************** > ************* > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Denton wrote: > > Excuse my Florida Cracker question but is that pronounced "Gillymott" or > "guwheeamo"? > No parley vooze frog-sez? That'd be Gee-a-mo', with the "gee" like in "geese". Roger, in warm and wet NW Oregon *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Roger Korn wrote: > > No parley vooze frog-sez? That'd be Gee-a-mo', with the "gee" like in > "geese". > > Roger, in warm and wet NW Oregon Well, that may be the way the French pronounce it, but according to the 1999 World Book encyclopedia, the common pronunciation in English (or at least American English) is a bit different: "Guillemot, pronounced GIHL uh maht, is a sea bird in the auk family. The black guillemot, or sea pigeon, lives on both coasts of the North Atlantic. It is about 13 inches (33 centimeters) long, and it has a slender, pointed bill and bright red legs and feet. Its feathers are black with white wing patches in summer. It is mostly white in winter. The pigeon guillemot, or sea pigeon, lives on the Pacific coast of North America. Scientific Classification. Guillemots belong to the auk family, Alcidae. The black guillemot is Cepphus grylle, and the pigeon guillemot is C. columba. Contributor: George L. Hunt, Jr., Ph.D., Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of California, Irvine." (quoted from the 1999 World Book CD ROM) Note that Nick could avoid this difficulty with the pronunciation of his company name if he simply were to rename his company "Sea Pigeon". This would still allow him to use his very cool graphical image of a Guillemot (er, I mean Sea Pigeon). Or, if he wants to be even more obscure, he could use the name Cepphus. Just trying to be helpful... Dan Hagen Bellingham, Washington - *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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