Huh, the things ya learn here. I had never heard of bunny boots and assumed Till was just referring to furry boots.
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > At 02:30 PM 10/2/02 -0600 Marc A. Schindler favored us with: > >After we invade and take you over, we'll have to teach you proper English. "Bunny > >boots" are called "mukluks." This *will* be on the test. > > Here in Alaska bunny boots and mukluks are not the same thing. During the two years >we lived in Kotzebue in the arctic, we learned the difference between mukluks and >bunny boots. Mukluks are made from animal furs and are the traditional dress of the >Inupiat. They keep your feet warm down to many degrees below zero. Bunny boots are >a rubber and plastic monstrosity created in a white man's factory, providing a >perfect vapor barrier, and keep the feet warm to an even lower temperature than >mukluks. People who work outside in minus 25 to minus 50 degree temperatures for any >length of time need to wear bunny boots. They are funny looking, but they are the >only thing that will keep the feet warm in some conditions. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************* > For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against > principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the > darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in > high [places]. (Ephesians 6:12) > ********************************************************************* > "All my opinions are tentative pending further data." --JWR > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
