Re: anthropological news

Don N Page (don@phys.ualberta.ca)
Thu, 18 Dec 97 14:42:58 -0700

After reading Glenn Morton's account Wed, 17 Dec 1997 17:27:13 -0600 of
the neanderthal skull cap and statement, "Thus, if this object represents some
time of ritual cannibalism then it would be indicative of religion among the
Neanderthals," I was amused to note that today's message from Wordsmith was
that attached below.

Don Page

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:03:12 -0500
From: Wordsmith <wsmith@wordsmith.org>
To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--anthropophagus

an.thro.poph.a.gus n. [L. anthropophagus, fr. Gk anthropophagos,
man-eating : anthropo-, anthropo- + -phagos, -phagous.] A man-eater,
cannibal.


Herge, The Calculus Affair, 1956, p. 38.
Captain Haddock: "Bandit!... Anthropophagus!... Steam-roller!...
Highwayman!... Travelling at that speed! I suppose you want to
break the sound-barrier. You thundering misguided missile, you."


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