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

From:Keith Gaughan <kgaughan@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 30, 2002, 11:33
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...