VLVL2 (1) Missed Communications: Beginnings

[Michael Joseph]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Terrance wrote:

>
>  To "rat" one's hair is
> > such an unusual term,
>
> Kool and Klever too. But, to rat one's hair is not an unusual term.
> Well, not to me.
>
> Anyone else familiar with it? How about nap, tease, pick ...
>
> to rat: to puff out the hair.
>
Point taken!

Nap I know well, thanks to Carolivia Herron's beautiful and sadly maligned
book, and Michelle Martin's persuasive, defiant essay, "Never Too Nappy"
in _Hornbook,_ (May/June 1999). Roger Sutton's introduction to that issue
is available online, too. http://www.hbook.com/editorial_may99.shtml

All right. Enough from me. Goodbye, Michael.