Topic: The Austin Texas Thread
metalwing's photo
Fri 03/30/12 04:59 PM
I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh

vivian2981's photo
Fri 03/30/12 06:01 PM

I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh


Silly...maize as in grain...lots of farming in that area

metalwing's photo
Fri 03/30/12 06:39 PM


I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh


Silly...maize as in grain...lots of farming in that area


I checked four different sources and got four different definations.

corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn


Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Indian corn
a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
b. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian name corn See also sweet corn

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

So, like I said, the original name for corn but something got confused.

vivian2981's photo
Fri 03/30/12 06:43 PM



I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh


Silly...maize as in grain...lots of farming in that area


I checked four different sources and got four different definations.

corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn


Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Indian corn
a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
b. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian name corn See also sweet corn

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

So, like I said, the original name for corn but something got confused.


Yes, you're right it was the original name for corn...but small grains are also called maize..because they are used to made bread..or beer.

metalwing's photo
Fri 03/30/12 08:05 PM




I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh


Silly...maize as in grain...lots of farming in that area


I checked four different sources and got four different definations.

corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn


Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Indian corn
a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
b. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian name corn See also sweet corn

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

So, like I said, the original name for corn but something got confused.


Yes, you're right it was the original name for corn...but small grains are also called maize..because they are used to made bread..or beer.


So what is milo maize?

vivian2981's photo
Fri 03/30/12 10:38 PM





I see and lot of maize around there. I think it was the original Indian name for corn but something got confused.laugh


Silly...maize as in grain...lots of farming in that area


I checked four different sources and got four different definations.

corn: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn


Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Indian corn
a. a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
b. the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil Usual US and Canadian name corn See also sweet corn

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

So, like I said, the original name for corn but something got confused.


Yes, you're right it was the original name for corn...but small grains are also called maize..because they are used to made bread..or beer.


So what is milo maize?


milo ....maize...it's all the same.

whattheheywastaken's photo
Mon 04/02/12 09:54 AM
Howdy.

vivian2981's photo
Mon 04/02/12 03:06 PM
The OP is back!!!! Yea!!:banana:
waving

aaron2597's photo
Tue 04/03/12 06:04 PM
Hi from NW Austin flowerforyou

metalwing's photo
Wed 04/04/12 12:37 PM

Hi from NW Austin flowerforyou


Welcome to the Texas threads!drinker

vivian2981's photo
Wed 04/04/12 04:11 PM

Hi from NW Austin flowerforyou


Welcomeflowerforyou We need new faces on this thread!happy

whattheheywastaken's photo
Fri 04/06/12 09:48 AM

Hi from NW Austin flowerforyou


Yes, another one.

vivian2981's photo
Fri 04/06/12 11:35 AM
one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears

metalwing's photo
Fri 04/06/12 04:49 PM

one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears


You're gonna have to get nakid!smokin

vivian2981's photo
Fri 04/06/12 05:42 PM


one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears


You're gonna have to get nakid!smokin


Maybe you should instead!spock

metalwing's photo
Fri 04/06/12 06:12 PM



one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears


You're gonna have to get nakid!smokin


Maybe you should instead!spock
It would defeat the purpose.

vivian2981's photo
Fri 04/06/12 06:15 PM




one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears


You're gonna have to get nakid!smokin


Maybe you should instead!spock
It would defeat the purpose.


Maybe not...

metalwing's photo
Fri 04/06/12 08:08 PM





one hit ......and he's GONEtears tears


You're gonna have to get nakid!smokin


Maybe you should instead!spock
It would defeat the purpose.


Maybe not...


Try it and see. It's an Austin tradition.

vivian2981's photo
Sun 04/08/12 05:00 AM
I think I'm going to move out of the Austin thread...you and I are the only ones posting here and we don't even LIVE here.

whattheheywastaken's photo
Wed 04/18/12 09:33 AM
Helloooo.

*watches tumbleweed go by*