Wattles and vase paintings

[M.J. Prior]

DON MARKSTEIN:
> the red dangling thingie on a chicken's neck is called a
> "wattle" in English.

SHAD Z.:
> And the red pointy thing on top of their heads is 
> a "comb" in English.  

M. MITCHELL MARMEL (not in this context):
> Huh!  Ya learn something new every day.

Which is why I like this mailinglist (and internet in
general). The Dutch word for "comb" is also "comb", only in
Dutch ("kam"). I mean, the thing you, er, comb your hair
with has the same name as the rooster-thingy.
(And punk-hairdo is also called "hanenkam" ("coxcomb").

DON ROSA and HARRY FLUKS:
>> A) I obtained the ancient Greek spelling I used for 
>> Croesus in my story from
>> a photo in a book of an ancient vase depicting Croesus >>
with his name written on it.

> I'm still curious to see that photo. To me it sounds like
> the vase is a forgery. 

I found one on the internet. It might be the same vase.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/image?lookup=1993.01.0547 
 
I have to go, but I'll return on this subject.

Michiel Prior.