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Palustris

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Folklore again.
« on: November 15, 2003, 14:46:31 »
Another folk tale for your delight and delectation. In certain parts of the world the farmer is supposed to take his wife to the field at midnight. There she stripped naked and ran round the crop three times. He then threw her to the ground where they made love enthusiastically. This it was claimed saved the crop from a wide range of evils and ensured a good harvest. Of course in modern Britain it would be a man from the Ministry who would be required to perform the act with the farmer' wfie and only if there was a grant available.
Eric.
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Mrs Ava

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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2003, 16:14:16 »
hmmm...must see if I can get a babysitter on a regular basis during the spring and summer..... ;)
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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2003, 17:35:10 »
One way of frightening off the wild life I suppose. By the way you will be glad to know that the act is supposed to be done secretly so NO AUDIENCE! AWWWW! ;D
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Hugh_Jones

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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2003, 19:00:41 »
So how did you become so well informed about it Eric?
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Palustris

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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2003, 19:27:44 »
Well people just love to blab. And if Roman make mosaics.
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Hugh_Jones

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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2003, 19:40:34 »
Don`t tell me the Romans did it Eric. Virgil and Ovid make no mention whatever of it.  Besides, the Romans didn`t need to run naked round corn fields at night and copulate in secrecy, they had their orgies in comfort at home, and if the crops needed a bit of help throwing a few christians to the lions was much more fun.

Come to think of it, Apuleius doesn`t mention it either, and he mentions most of the naughty bits.
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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2003, 21:41:14 »
Dragging the other half up the lottie tonight.....................................must take a thermos!!! will let you know what my harvest next year is like!  ;D
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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2003, 22:22:08 »
Well don`t do anything near the gooseberry bushes - all sorts of funny things found under them.


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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2003, 22:42:15 »
THERE IT IS!  All bright and shiny. I`m a Four Star Senior Citizen, just like Tim and Teresa.  Now where`s my extra pension?  Don`t I get a party?
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Palustris

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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2003, 23:48:05 »
Look at some of the mosaics found in Pompaei.
But this came from Eastern Europe and Eastern U.S.A.
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Hugh_Jones

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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2003, 23:56:18 »
What they did in Pompaei had Absolutely Nothing At All to do with crops Eric - wonderful life while it lasted. And I don`t think the Romans ever got as far as the Eastern USA, or we`d have spent our time at school construing "Omnis America in tria partes divisa est" into english.
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Re: Folklore again.
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2003, 00:03:31 »
omni what....duh
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2003, 11:50:19 »
Hi Hugh congratulations on your four stars also to Tim dont know whats next we might have to start at the begining again hee hee.
Teresa
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