I'm also fairly sure that cows + palm tree = something funny. I'm just not sure how. Maybe it has to do with my lonely bicycle standing by the tree?
At any rate, this is near the ancient ruin of Ek Phnom and one of the biggest Buddha statues I've ever seen. See if that impresses the cows though.
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Liz, all coconuts are palms, but all palms ain't coconuts. And indeed, that is a palm. Look at them fronds -- they look, very, very different.
I'm one of your parents' friends/colleagues at BSU, by the way. I understand you are having a great time there.
Take care, Murli
cow + palm = pretty funny
cow + palm + paste-in images of Weebl and his piiii-eating friends = maybe even funnier (because the cows would be laughin!)
Haha, Kristin, you're brilliant! Does this mean you volunteer to be the one who actually does the pasting in? I think it does....
Murli, I had NO IDEA that all coconuts are palms. No *wonder* they look so much alike. Apparently you can make wine from palm sugar. Can you do the same with coconut juice? Somehow, I bet if it was possible, Cambodians would've figured it out by now...
c.b., are you kidding? How do you think we got through college, back in the day? Seriously, The alcoholic, um, beverage, made from coconut juice is called toddy, or t'harra, or kallu, depending the part of India you are in (and I'm in India now). Anything organic (including, scorpions, lizards, etc.) can be fermented and turned into an ... ahem ... alcoholic beverage. Do you get rice toddy in Cambodia? If not, head for the Himalayas. If you're in Goa, you'll get to drink Cashew feni -- or brew it yourself.
I have no doubt that Cambodians have figured out how to ferment a whole bunch of things, but at the minimum, I would expect them to have 'discovered' palm and rice toddy. If not, you (or Liz) have the opportunity to make history in Cambodia and find a mention in Cambodia's Who's Who in a few years. Or land up behind bars. And I don't mean those kinds of bars. ;-)
Liz, C.B., all you wanted to know about palms on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae
There are at least half a dozen species of the Palm family (Arecaceae) widely used in India.
"Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid[1]), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and possibly warm temperate climates."
Very informative article -- I recommend you visit the link.
The coconut palm is also known in India by the name Kalpavriksha (vriksha, means 'tree') -- it is among the most useful of trees. Every part of the tree can be put to some use -- it is completely recycled for human use: the fruit is eaten; the fiber around the nut is used to make ropes; the leaves are used to make thatched roofs; the fiber in the leaves used to make ropes from which baskets and hats are woven; the trunk is use to construct homes. All trees are treated with respect, but the Palm occupies a special place. You don't cut down a palm tree in the normal course of things.
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