Re: Kentum/satem (was: The future of Sturnan)

From: Lars Henrik Mathiesen [mailto:thorinn@DIKU.DK]

> > Date:         Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:02:34 +0100
> > From: Keith Gaughan <kgaughan@...>
> >
> > From: Lars Henrik Mathiesen [mailto:thorinn@DIKU.DK]
> >
> > > MCV (again) suggested a correspondence between (glottalic) PIE and
> > > Proto-Basque, and even Larry Trask didn't trash the effort, as far
> > > as it went.
> >
> > And third prize in the monster raving looney award goes to:
> >
> >         http://http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2803/
            ^^^^^^^ Ooops! Sorry!

> Actually, he gets first prize. The PIE/Basque thing I'm talking about
> was just an exploration of one possibility --- that's valid science as
> long as you don't try to conclude from possibility to fact. Pat Ryan
> on the other hand goes straight from vague cannot-be-disproved
> resemblances to claims of certain relationships.
No. In my opinion, he's close to getting the prize, but I've seen him
beat at least once before.

I can't remember who it was or what exactly the guy's way-out
hypotheses were, but I can remember something about monks, irish
and basque. I'll remember it eventually. I think the guy was dutch...