Horse Feathers

Keven and I have been talking about exposing the other foreign students (including other native English speakers) to the wonder of the Marx Brothers' films. Reflecting on the title of one of the films, Horse Feathers, I recall learning that the traditional Chinese character for horse, just as does the character for bird (鳥), both of which are used in Japan, has feathers at its base:

馬

True Story. Every couple of months, the university's dining halls have a week long special featuring foods from some other region of Japan. Last week was their “沖縄と九州フェア”. I walked in yesterday the minute they opened for lunch, having skipped breakfast. I said to myself "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"

Surely enough, I was given that opportunity. Pretty sure it was sashimi. I have been working on getting pictures together for other sections of the site, so once that's taken care of, expect a more lengthy update.