"No Ojibwe owns a skunk"

Courtesy of English, Jack, an amusing anecdote about Edward Sapir. I'm inclined to wonder whether Ojibwe distinguishes alienable from inalienable possession, and if so which of the two Sapir was trying to use?

Playlist 8

Five more to go, including this one.

( Playlist 8, Top Ten )

All Around the World?

Heroes, so far, is quite an interesting show. Tonight, though, I noticed the opening voice-over talking about paranormals appearing "all around the world".

Of the identified specials, one is from Japan; the rest are from the US. Of the USAns, as far as I can tell, one is from Texas, two are from California, and all the rest are from New York.

All. Around. The World.

Right.