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[moominmolly]

http://www.linux.it/ospiti/haruspex/

Hee hee hee! I mean, sure, it sounds useful, but that name...

Edit: both dictionary.com and m-w.com say that a haruspex is a priest from ancient Rome, despite the fact that Romans got it from (at least) Etruscans/Babylonians/Assyrians. This makes me weirdly grumpy.

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[fishfoo.livejournal.com]

My parents, spendthrifts to the core, bought me a Shorter Oxford for Giftmas. Sadly, I left it in my sister's car in Vermont. I'm curious to see what it might say about the etymology. (They also have a Compact Oxford in NJ. Now I wonder if they shortened the etymological content when they abridged to the Shorter?)

[ectropy.livejournal.com]

But the occultopedia.com link mentions the Etruscans and the the possible Hindi root word.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had to google on "extispicy" to find someone who'd get it right. :)

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

I am disturbed. If I download it, will it cut open my computer and stare at its entrails? And what does the PC-enza liver look like, anyway? Eek.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

If I download it, will it cut open my computer and stare at its entrails?

Actually, I'm willing to sacrifice an old box just to see this happen. What does my hardware say about the fyooooture?