The Mysterious H.C. unveiled -- see photos on the Web!

I can't believe you actually did it...yes, they're cute...and so were you...;) - K

But HC, how did the boy grow up to be a man

Hmmm...

H.C., you are still enshrouded in Mystery. Perhaps you are a child prodigy and the pictures are recent? I attempted to solve this mystery by following your links into the Churchyard geneaology, looking for dark secrets like our Henry's year of birth. But no, it was not to be, I only found enough information to tell that the "neice" and nephew belong to a younger sister, and that still-a-child-prodigy theory is wrong. Our best bet surely is some detective work by Terry, in his spare time.

I'm all astonishment!Nice and crunchy pictures. And is it not a charade? The F stands for Firth and the WATER is to be poured over him as often as possible...

HC, I can't watch your pictures (my browser is "transferring data from ccwf.cc.utexas.edu" during the last half hour...) it's really frustrating! do I miss anything importent?

My birthdate is actually freely available on-line in one fairly obscure place -- not on my web pages, however, or anyplace that would turn up in an Altavista etc. search... Terry had a tentative arrangement to meet with me last week, but it fell through when he missed a crucial message because he had included a header "Reply-to: terry@sprng.com" in the message I was replying to... And if I spelled it "neice", then I'm in good company, because that's how Jane Austen always spelled it, SO THERE!!! phhhhhhhhht!!!!

H.C., you spelled it "niece", I was just correcting you! Everyone gets to spell stuff their own way. (Note use of "their"---I have it from a very respectable linguist that it's OK to say that). Ann2, you're on to something, but surely the F is for Fitzwilliam?

HC, what a cute picture of yourself, but what year was it taken in. It almost looks like Ted Turner colourized it. Only joking!!!!:-) Laura M

but surely the F is for Fitzwilliam? Why Jane, how could I miss that? At least I did not try 'mermaid' like Harriet Smith.

http://www.spring.com/~amy/hcbaby.jpg

Frightening indeed, Amy.

Amy, good for you! It took a minute but I got the Henry Higgins quote! "Awabians" indeed!

Isn't she clever, Auntie Cheryl? ;)

HC: my my what big feet you have! ;-)

O.K. This is too strange. But seriously: HC, WHO ARE YOU?!?!?! I have asked this before but have not been privy to any information at all. What is it you do at the University of Texas? It isn't Lit is it? You have done a very good job being mysterious. You are definitely an erudite of some kind. I don't need to know your age, marital status or sign, just why you are so damn smart. O.K. I have vented, I feel better. Dina

I have this theory; HC is actually a committee comprised of one Lit Prof one Unix specialist one graphic artist one small boy several speed typists it would explain a great deal.

Henry, you are a legend.

Hey, I've made no secret of the fact that I'm a graduate student in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austen, and that the Jane Austen thing is more or less a hobby for me... I'll even tell you that I'm never-married, and a Capricorn (my birthday is Christmas, as a matter of fact...)

By the way, you've got to be kidding about the "speed typists" part, Anna -- I'm actually a four-fingrer typist...

kidding? me??? surely not!

Henry, There is no place to hide. M

Hey, Kali and Kaffeine were doing a play-by-play of your Jeopardy appearance in the chat room... I wasn't watching myself, but I got the Sofia Bulgaria question that apparently improved your standing... ;-)

I don't think that I am as into my "hobbies" as much as you are HC. Of course, we could go head to head. I'll talk about football and patronize you when you get something wrong and then we'll talk about JA and you can do the same to me (just like we already do):-). What languages? I wish I knew 1/2 of what you do about Computers/The Web and JA. I still have yet to figure out how to italicize much less put in smiley faces and HTML's. Later. Dina

"I still have yet to figure out how to italicize' Oh Dina, you must ask Cheryl to tell you how - she so enjoys explaining it!

Dina: "I still have yet to figure out how to italicize" Joan: "Oh Dina, you must ask Cheryl to tell you how - she so enjoys explaining it!" Joan, dear...bite me!

Chomp!

Temper ladies! I will ask Cheryl. Thanks. Dina

From H.C.: Hey, I've made no secret of the fact that I'm a graduate student in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austen, and that the Jane Austen thing is more or less a hobby for me... I'll even tell you that I'm never-married, and a Capricorn (my birthday is Christmas, as a matter of fact...) Ah yes, the University of Texas at Austen. A fine place to study Jane Austin. Jane

I totally forgot about Myretta on Jeopardy, I had to punish the little one so I missed. You know no tv for her means no tv for me until she's in bed. Myretta I hope you did well. HC, I love the pictures and Christmas as your birthday, how horrible. Were you ever slighted.

Actually, Kaff was doing the play-by-play, as the show didn't air until Thursday on the West Coast...I caught it then. Congrats, Myretta...you did us proud with the Final Jeopardy Q...! ;)

]Congrats, Myretta...you did us proud with the Final Jeopardy Q...! ;) Thanks, Kali. My goal was not to embarrass myself in front of the country.

Gee. I don't even get television. I suppose I could invest several hundred dollars into an antenna which would allow me to receive the Armed Forces Network (one channel), or several thousand into a multi-system TV and satellite dish which would allow me to receive the BBC, but it's cheaper to pay sixty dollars and just watch P&P2 over and over again. ;-) Sorry I missed the whole Jeopardy thing, Myretta. I gather from the reviews that you did well. Happy Birthday H.C. The study of linguistics has always fascinated me, but it is not something I have made time for beyond the languages I had to study (Latin, Greek, Hebrew, German and Italian) and my aim with them has always been rather utilitarian. That is, with the latter two, I needed to be able to find the bathroom and understand the directions and with the former three I needed to pass the exams. ;-) FINAL JEOPARDY: Santa said it as he left on Christmas Eve.

"FINAL JEOPARDY: Santa said it as he left on Christmas Eve." Ho Ho HO! Of course. ;-) Eric is back! Were your ears burning? Your name was spoken over in Pemberly recently.

For the Mignon HC: A rousing chorus, a tip of the muff and a Boldog Szuletese Napot hes Boldg Karacsont!! Katherine

You forgot the Anthrax, Katherine...