Comments | e_juliana: A few things

e_juliana

A few things

Feb 23, 2006 13:18

1) I love the Internets.

2) I love etymology.

3) I love booze.

Therefore, I present to you this most pleasing entry from answers.com:

whis·key also whis·ky (hwĭs'kē, wĭs ( Read more... )

geeky, drinking

Comments 6

smonsterbite February 23 2006, 22:12:42 UTC

And I love YOU!

Thanks for this.

e_juliana February 23 2006, 22:15:53 UTC

Geeky boozehounds untie! Or unite! Whichever!

(Love you too)

mskat February 23 2006, 22:25:04 UTC

It's so great that you posted that. Lori and I just did a tour of Bushmills where they had a little video about uisce beatha which became Whiskey because the invaders (normans I think, but potentially romans, though damn, they are hundreds of years apart) couldn't pronounce uisce beatha. (and neither can I, but it does sound like Whiskey).

susano February 24 2006, 03:24:11 UTC

Around here it sounds like Ushka Bah-ha. But the Irish and the Scots have a way of taking the same word and making it sound completely different.

cass404 February 24 2006, 00:05:03 UTC

Fun!

If I don't make it up to SF before I move northwards (and really, when do I honestly think I am going to have the time?), I am immediately planning my trip back down to visit. Unless I find some just really kicky deal on a flight. And then? Batten the hatches, baby.

hackerguitar February 25 2006, 01:22:33 UTC

Nice. "Usquebaugh" aptly describes it.

Signed, going home for some highland malt.