Alpo Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 In the Old World, there were several grains. Seed heads that grew on the end of a long stalk of grass. It didn't matter whether they spoke of wheat, rye, rice or barley. They called it all CORN. In the New World there was no wheat/rye/rice or barley, but there was a seed head that grew on the end of a long stalk of grass. So the settlers called it CORN. We still do. In the Old World there was a small hairy animal with a strong musky smell. They called it a POLECAT. In the New World there was no such animal, but there was a similar small hairy animal with a strong musky smell. So the settlers called it a POLECAT. Many people still do. In the Old World there was a large deer with huge palmate antlers. They called it an ELK. In the New World settlers did not find such a deer, but they fid find another large deer with huge antlers, so they called it an ELK. We still do. But you know, maize is not corn. A skunk is not a pokecat. A wapiti is not an elk. 80 or 90 percent of the people in this country call them that, though, and no one gets upset. So why is it that if I call tatanka a buffalo I will be immediately informed that it is not a BUFFALO, it is a BISON? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Did “they” really? Most of “them” didn’t even speak English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Eye Jim Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 So if a guy rides a Buffalo, he's really riding a Bison? Guy on a Bison just doesn't sing right... . . . . . PS. Don't click if you don't want this silliness stuck in your head for hours. . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Buffalo Bison Cody: doesn't ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Maybe that's what happened with this knot-head kid: Colorado Teen Fined $20k For Shooting Moose while Elk Hunting He said the moose was too far away to clearly identify. Sheesh...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, Red Eye Jim said: So if a guy rides a Buffalo, he's really riding a Bison? Guy on a Bison just doesn't sing right... . . . . . PS. Don't click if you don't want this silliness stuck in your head for hours. . . . . . And if he gets cold and hungry he can shoot it and skin it and have food and a coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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