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Calf paht!

OK, I'll bite: What's a calf paht?

Someone gets a "C" in

By Mark B (not verified) | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 4:45pm

Someone gets a "C" in spelling.

Dec. 9, 10:30 a.m. Lilli Nye will speak on “Stepping Off the Calf-Path” and on how this church community can be a place that cultivates responsible freedom and supports constructive dissent against the well-worn grooves of consumer society. We will also celebrate new members.

West Roxbury is not the place I'd preach against the consumer society.

Ah!

By adamg | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 4:51pm

Thanks for clearing that up.

But if you only follow half her calf-path advice, would that be a paht path?

Calf-path, calf-paht?

By bob (not verified) | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 5:02pm

In the West Roxbury that I grew up in
(60's and 70's) either would have been a
bit too esoteric to generate a crowd
on Sunday morning.

The Unitarians may do better on this if they
can get a couple of the Patriots cheerleaders
to back up Reverend Nye.

Sam Walter Foss

By Ron Newman | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 6:34pm

I had never heard of "calf path" before, but a little Googling turns up this poem from (Somerville's own) Sam Walter Foss: The Calf Path

Why not? Please expound.

By Rob (not verified) | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 7:56pm

Why not? Please expound.

Calf Paht

By newchristine | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 6:45pm

A calf "paht", as spoken by a Bostonian, is simply part of a calf.

Presumably, Roche Bros. sells them

By adamg | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 9:35pm

Right next to the chicken pahts and beef hahts - which you can throw in ya caht on ya way to the Pop Tahts.

And, um,

By BellZ (not verified) | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 9:54pm

Isn't December 8 Saturday?

Olny Paht of the problem?

By SwirlyGrrl | Sat, 12/08/2007 - 10:46pm

There is a sign on Rt. 16 in Mefuh that reads "Emergency Stopping Olny".

Maybe the same person attempted to spell "part" on the sign?

so glad that we focus on the

By Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 12/09/2007 - 1:52am

so glad that we focus on the hard hitting news... thanks for keeping boston's standard high...

Gee thanks!

By SwirlyGrrl not logged in (not verified) | Sun, 12/09/2007 - 7:08pm

Without wonderful "priority trolls" like yourself, I don't think any of us here could possibly know how to keep our priorities straight, or our conversation up to your exacting quality standards.

Here's to you Priority Troll - because, after all, it's all about you!

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