A Lachrymatory Ladkin

I recently acquired an English and Swedish Pocket-Dictionary published in 1902 (in Leipzig, of all places). Delightfully enough, I haven't found a single page that doesn't require at least a double-take, if not a full look-up, on the English side.

Bird flu for Easter

I sincerely hope that my dear readership is not inconvenienced by my posting twice in one year! It looks like 2007 could be the year of the blog for me. I'm fired with an unholy zeal for pointless wordiness.
Figure (1) is a picture of a freshly hatched chick to help get you all in the mood for a secular Easter.