(urth) Agilus and Agia

[António Pedro Marques]

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David Stockhoff wrote (07-05-2013 03:50):
> Female chicks are typically yellowy-white; males more brown. (If we're
> talking about chickens.) But who knows what color Wolfe thought it would
> mean to his readers. Presumably not white.
>
> On 5/6/2013 10:02 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>>> Jeff Wilson: Chicks can be numerous colors:
>> Well sure, but a google search for "baby chicks"
>> produces images of golden chicks in large majority.
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1006&bih=681&q=chicks&oq=chicks&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1699.3578.0.3611.6.6.0.0.0.0.987.3668.0j1j5-1j3.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.12.img.wN8u0Rxxc1I#hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=baby+chicks&oq=baby+chicks&gs_l=img.12...0.0.2.4896.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c..12.img.EkEO2fUZsRc&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&fp=9f795c746bf69be2&biw=1006&bih=681
>>
>>
>> Moreover we are dealing with a metaphor here, not
>> the real world. Perhaps we can agree Wolfe was not
>> using the chick metaphor to suggest Jolenta's pubic hair
>> was in numerous colors?
>>
>>> but Sev mentions her red-gold hair looked brown justbefore.
>> I don't remember this mention. Any chance you have the exact
>> location of it?
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