Wonky stuff probably nobody else thinks is cool

[drwex]

I forget who I ganked this link from: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/
In that story you can read the story of how linguist Blair Rudes reconstructed the now-dead Virginia Algonquin language for the movie The New World. The audio bit is awesome. I may have to go see this movie now.

Edit: Aha, found it. It was in a weegoddess comment on a mangosteen posting.

Comments

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

> Wonky stuff probably nobody else thinks is cool

WRONG. I think it's amazing. I'd go with you to see the movie. :)

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Mmmnope, I know at least one linguist type who'd find it even more fascinating than I would. I intended to see it anyway, mind...

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Nope: philology is one of my longest-term interests!

Thanks for the link.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Ummm, you're welcome, indirectly.

Silly me; here I thought Mr. Mango and I would be the only ones who'd give a flying hoot. I stand humbled and corrected.

More directly to Dr. Wex...

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

...glad you liked it. That audio bit was the COOLEST, even if I couldn't keep the scene when C3PO told the story to the Ewoks out of my head. ;-P

Re: More directly to Dr. Wex...

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, goodness, yes. I hadn't even thought of that.

[(Anonymous)]

dunno - i think it's pretty neat. and would gladly troop along on a movie outing. :)

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

oops, that was me.