I should note that, having reviewed the post in question, Khatzumoto doesn't pull it out (though he does pull out "idiopathic ischemic infarction", also a string of transliterated Greek), he quotes someone else who pulled it out (but leaves it unchallenged and in fact uses it to reinforce his point). You might as well, lacking specialized knowledge (where "specialized" in this context means "basic geography", admittedly), try to figure out what 亜米利加 means.

But anyway, I've made my corrections in the interest of intellectual honesty, and will take further complaint about that post elsewhere.

Edit: playadom: rhubarb pie is actually remarkably unhelpful in determining what rhubarb actually is. Because the berries are the most obvious part of a strawberry rhubarb pie, I assumed until, IIRC, high school that rhubarb was just a tart berry along the lines of a cranberry or something. Of course, that could just be me…

~J

playadom Wrote:Never had strawberry rhubarb pie?

Eh? Is that real or are you just screwing with me?

kazelee Wrote:

playadom Wrote:Never had strawberry rhubarb pie?

Eh? Is that real or are you just screwing with me?

Gramp's Rhubarb Strawberry Pie
Ingredients:
9 inch pie crust
6 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons corn starch
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups rhubarb
2 cups strawberries
2 Tablespoons butterProcedure:

Mix all dry ingredients together and then mix with rhubarb and strawberries. Place in crust. Put little chunks of butter around on top. Sprinkle a little nutmeg over it. Put on top crust and make a few slits. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or till done.

Try it out if you can. Strawberries are optional, just rename the recipie. I prefer just "rhubarb pie".

Never thought I'd post a rhubarb pie recipie on a "Hard to actually learn words" thread let alone on a kanji learning website

Apparently rhubarb is a hard to learn word for kazelee.

We had rhubarb in our backyard garden when I was a kid, but I don't think I ever actually ate it. I think my parents always just gave it away.

Classic British dessert: Rhubarb Crumble http://thefoodphilosophy.blogspot.com/20...umble.html

Jarvik7 Wrote:Apparently rhubarb is a hard to learn word for kazelee.

We had rhubarb in our backyard garden when I was a kid, but I don't think I ever actually ate it. I think my parents always just gave it away.

Hehe. Perhaps I should get myself a decent dictionary.

Quote:Classic British dessert: Rhubarb Crumble http://thefoodphilosophy.blogspot.com/2 … umble.html

Looks like reddish brown sugar cane. Might be tasty.

Like Jarvik7, (maybe its an Edmonton thing) I had rhubarb in my backyard ... and strawberry rhubarb pie is delicious. Rhubarb crumble as well.

It's all about a good rhubarb fool.

~J

woodwojr Wrote:It's all about a good rhubarb fool.

~J

If they ever make an RTK4, make sure Heisig uses a rhubarb primitive[unless he already did in RTK3].

Then we can have a kanji with the person primitive and the rhubarb primitive. The story would be Mr. T saying "It's all about a good rhubarb, foo. I pity da foo that don't like a good roo-barb."

So, to sum up the last few posts about learning vocabulary: Rhubarb pie.

Also: Bicycle skyscraper pronoun spelunking.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

I love rhubarb pie. I've also never actually heard the english word for it, that's hilarious. It's rabarber in Swedish.

Rabarber is even more hilariawesome sounding than rhubarb.

Babar the barber ate rabarber at the bar.

I just knew rhubarb from the aphex twin song "Donkey rhubarb"

If you think that's a weird name for a song, then why don't have a look a the music video:

Aphex Twin sucks! Just a bunch of weird noises. Makes me vomit rhubarb pie all over the place.

That could also be the result of rhubarb pie being gross.

I actaully like rhubarb pie with icecream melted on it

If it's melted, wouldn't it just be cream?

Jarvik7 Wrote:If it's melted, wouldn't it just be cream?

Actually, no, that's a remarkably unhelpful word. In fact, one must further qualify the term by writing 'melted ice cream' or its variant, 'ice-cream'--or perhaps even 'iced cream' to effect a more old-fashioned resonance.

~QED

Jarvik7 Wrote:If it's melted, wouldn't it just be cream?

In these morally bankrupt times, the dairy component of "ice cream" typically consists almost entirely of milk.

~J

smujohnson Wrote:I actaully like rhubarb pie with icecream melted on it

Do you use melted ice cream or put frozen ice cream on hot pie and wait? This discussion is making me hungry.

I looked up rhubarb -- it's ルバーブ but is also a kind of 大黄 (ダイオウ). I guess rhubarb wouldn't be that helpful as a primitive replacement for yellow, but it might make some interesting stories.

remember kids, don't eat the leaves! (and watch out for the roots too...) also, never rub another man's rhubarb

I has my first piece of rhubarb pie ever today. I must says, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Now I'm starting to see it everywhere. It's amazing the things we don't notice when nothing brings them to our attention.

Remembering the rhubarb