(urth) Horn's ability

[Andrew Mason]

>
>>Gerry Quinn: It is a common expression in Ireland.  If you say ?he?s a header?
>>it will be understood as ?he?s a head case?.
>
>>Marc Aramini-  Why would Wolfe use an Irish expression in his far future
>>Byzantine/South America?  I would need other examples of Irish slang
>>associated with Hethor.
>
> I understood in the exchange that Gerry had no way of knowing that "header" is
> not a slang expression most Americans would understand (I would first think of
> a method of propelling a soccer ball).

Another possible interpretation is that Gerry was making a joke.

>
> This is along the lines of Gerry not knowing that Americans do most commonly
> associate the word "vine" with lianas. How he chooses to use this provided
> information is up to him.


If I remember rightly, the point at issue in that debate is not what
Americans normally mean by 'vine', but what 'vine' should be taken to
mean when used specifically in connection with Dionysus.