tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post9034599665516548547..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: A Wake of VulturesThe Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-86267081979864905142014-07-24T09:47:36.905-04:002014-07-24T09:47:36.905-04:00Another idea: the traditional circle dance, (suppo...Another idea: the traditional circle dance, (supposedly from the Greek hora for circle?) looks a lot like the birds pose. Arms up and outstretched...maybe?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-67419264544126213502009-05-05T13:09:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:09:00.000-04:00I too, was puzzled by the "misnomer" horaltic. I ...I too, was puzzled by the "misnomer" horaltic. I searched and searched and came to the conclusion the writer in the local newspaper had made the word up. However, I did my obligatory Wikipedia search and found a very interesting Heraldic pose of the Egyptian god, Horus, at the following Louvre link:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Egypte_louvre_091_aigle.jpg <br />This is a topic for the world's greatest word sleuths, don't you think? How about Simon Winchester? He could probably do at least a chapter on how he tracked down the naturalist who coined this term, it that's how it happened.My Socialist Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065730259441581232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-17714005656068308022008-09-29T17:16:00.000-04:002008-09-29T17:16:00.000-04:00Or possibly just unfamiliar with the word. Why ass...Or possibly just unfamiliar with the word. Why assume ineptness or laziness?The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-35327430257637545202008-09-29T16:52:00.000-04:002008-09-29T16:52:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. The misnomer, "ho...Thank you, thank you, thank you. The misnomer, "horaltic" is simply a lazy, inept, misspelling of the word "heraldic". The heraldic pose is one found in heraldry, which is the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies.<BR/><BR/>This "horaltic" nonsense was probably started by one person, too lazy, or to inept to spell the word correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-66802186584395826942007-01-10T17:52:00.000-05:002007-01-10T17:52:00.000-05:00That is one weird-looking bird. At first I thought...That is one weird-looking bird. At first I thought it was an ibis, but I can see that it is a vulture. I do not think I have ever seen any vultures that are so white.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.com