Re: GNU

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english, alt.unix.geeks
Subject	Re: GNU
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Date	2026-04-03 23:35 +0200
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On 2026-04-02 07:55, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:13:22 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 01/04/2026 07:57, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:16:57 +1300, Ross Clark wrote:
>>>
>>>> What interests me is that while the word "marjoram" goes back to late
>>>> Middle English, "oregano" does not appear in English until the end of
>>>> the 19th century. What happened around that time that seemed to
>>>> require a new term?
>>>
>>> Italian cooking?  Cilantro wasn't in my vocabulary when I was a kid and
>>> you wouldn't find it in a market where I grew up. We used coriander
>>> seeds in pickles. I think most of the world calls the green plant
>>> coriander also but they don't have a heavy Hispanic population.
>>
>> I learnt cilantro when asking a waitress in Mexico what the salsa was
>> made of.
>> Chopped red onion, tomato, chilli, with lime juice and 'cilantro' .
>>
>> If I ever want to make anything remotely Mexican guess what goes on my
>> shopping list.
> 
> You're one of those. There is some genetic thing where a good portion of
> people think cilantro tastes like soap. It's like the genetic thing with
> asparagus.
> 
> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-
> urine-smell-49961252/

I once had a dinner made from an asparagus jar and another of 
artichokes, plus mayonaise. I don't know about any smell, but I had a 
terrible case of gas.

I have a glass jar of asparagus. Ill try eating one at a time: I'm 
adverse to throwing out food.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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  Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-31 14:39 +0100
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      Re: GNU Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-04-01 12:16 +1300
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          Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-01 15:08 +0100
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                URL delimiters in netnews article bodies (was: Re: GNU) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 09:51 +0100
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                Re: GNU richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-04-04 15:25 +0000
                Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-04 17:16 +0100
                Re: GNU "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 19:04 +0200
                URL delimiters in netnews article bodies (was: Re: GNU) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 09:22 +0100
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        Re: GNU The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-01 14:54 +0100
          Re: GNU Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2026-04-02 12:37 +1300
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