<So, Buda side or Pest side?>I don't know. I have never been back. WWII broke out when I was three years old. Before that, I remember being in an the Opera House where they had some silly, wonderful operatta suitable for children. The actors threw real pastries and candies to the audience. I also remember a place called Margit Island. I have been there and have great memories of that.
After invasion of Poland it was hunker down time. I only went to kindergarten. Then there were soldiers in the streets so my sister and I were not allowed out. Also I spent lots of my childhood in bomb shelters, as did millions of children in Europe. My father went back a couple of times and brought me a book. Almost everything in the book is unknown to me. Except a swimming pool, which I remember being full of dead bodies. No water of course.
I would not understand Taamu because even though Hungarian and Finnish are the only two languages known that are similar and not related to any other language, to me Finnish is quite different. But then I don't know much Hungarian either. The language where there are similarities is Turkish, due to the latter's occupation of Hungary. Even reflected in pastry, as in France.
The "I" in "I. Biro" might be "Imre", as this is a very common Hungarian name. Hungarians as a group tend to be very well educated and intellectual. Also big into engineering and other technologies. I recently read a book about Hungarian (frequently Jewish as well,) immigrants' contributions to the film and photography industry and the development of the A and H bomb. Also, the former head of Intel was a Hungarian immigrant.
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In a message dated 3/3/2009 4:57:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, molleo1@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Denis Dutton was on the Charlie Rose program a week or two ago. I don't know what he was talking about because I fell asleep. He must have been selling a book.Nancy? wrote to Phil Lit about how she did all the work for 'Philosophy andLiterature' and when he sold it, he refused to pay her for her work. Veronica Caley ---- The book must be "Art and Evolution". Read the review somewhere. It wasdiscussed elsewhere for having compared Iliad to the Sopranos! The review isavailable online.Talking of being born in Hungary. I did meet one Hungary-born philosopher, very concerned about Analytic Philosophy in Hungary. His name: John Biro. I met him in Buenos Aires. He taught at Gainesville. Born in Hungary, got his PhDphilosophy from Nottingham and then settled in the US. Wrote on Griceaccidentally for "Monist". Very clever. His second name starts with an "I." (JohnI. Biro). Of course, Birome is the Argentine name for the ballpoint pen, having been invited by another Biro(me). So, Buda side or Pest side? And do you understand Taamu? They say Hungaro-Finnian is a branch of non-IndoEuropean languages? Magyar in Hungarian, if you must! Where do Shelties originate? This must be a naive question! JLS**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easysteps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off,digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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