tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post3738592364481954840..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Mistletoe - not just for ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71026073210558180992013-06-24T14:30:18.579-07:002013-06-24T14:30:18.579-07:00I guessed as much. I doubted if your keyboard had...I guessed as much. I doubted if your keyboard had those inflections without copying.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11240631715714547872013-06-24T03:15:29.240-07:002013-06-24T03:15:29.240-07:00And my modesty forbade me to speak of itAnd my modesty forbade me to speak of itBrittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91904812400492272042013-06-24T02:03:23.107-07:002013-06-24T02:03:23.107-07:00GIBIRU actually!GIBIRU actually!A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57336332784169355172013-06-24T01:00:06.483-07:002013-06-24T01:00:06.483-07:00Now be honest - did you Google that, or was it alr...Now be honest - did you Google that, or was it already in the old memory bank?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74205768722644230912013-06-23T15:41:25.468-07:002013-06-23T15:41:25.468-07:00Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + t...Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + tān twig; related to Old Norse mistilteinn A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85204864245130965852013-06-23T14:01:14.936-07:002013-06-23T14:01:14.936-07:00That was truly informative, Britta. I have a snea...That was truly informative, Britta. I have a sneaking suspicion that Mistletoe has something to do with male sperm in Druidic lore, but Heron is being uncharacteristically quiet about it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2862926224262913762013-06-23T13:58:28.211-07:002013-06-23T13:58:28.211-07:00And he's normally so ill-informed on matters e...And he's normally so ill-informed on matters esoteric.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81283313207565844102013-06-23T12:59:19.918-07:002013-06-23T12:59:19.918-07:00Excellent Cro! Well done old boy.Excellent Cro! Well done old boy.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79991710409537819912013-06-23T09:44:18.985-07:002013-06-23T09:44:18.985-07:00Dear Tom,
the mistletoe is now used in treatment ...Dear Tom, <br />the mistletoe is now used in treatment of cancer. <br />As for the sticky fluid: we have a family-saying I'm sure that will please you: "Turdus sibi ipse maculam cacat" - the thrush shits her calamities herself. They said it in Italy because the glue they put on the rods they caught birds with were smirched with glue made from mistletoes. <br />And if you observe - as I know you do - people around you: that old proverb very often is very true. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53914392951385975682013-06-23T07:26:07.900-07:002013-06-23T07:26:07.900-07:00If I could remember it, then I might agree with yo...If I could remember it, then I might agree with you, Weave. For the record, Cro and me are not a pair, and never have been.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17892002235311001792013-06-23T06:24:08.207-07:002013-06-23T06:24:08.207-07:00I think you must have led a very colourful youth T...I think you must have led a very colourful youth Tom. As for Cro (above) I can only assume he has a very vivid imagination. You make a good pair if i may say so.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56322211699911744812013-06-23T06:13:00.910-07:002013-06-23T06:13:00.910-07:00You are amazing Cro.You are amazing Cro.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59839895896574719122013-06-23T05:18:18.461-07:002013-06-23T05:18:18.461-07:00'Mistle' OE for 'middle', so '...'Mistle' OE for 'middle', so 'middle-toe'. The middle toe would be cut off to make a 'backside' plug against the effects of winter, bean-based, gruels. If a Druid was suspected of farting during the Winter Solstice ceremonies, his punishment was to be eaten by the other Druids. Hence the 'Middle Toe' became an important part of Druidism. Simple. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com