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clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Jan 24, 2003
Although if it wasn't for them (and the Vikings and the French) you'd be typing in an oak grove naked and covered with blue paint!
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clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Jan 24, 2003
The original Brits were called Woads or something like that (I'm probably wrong about the name). The first invaders said they painted themselves blue and danced around oak trees naked. Worshipped the trees and the mistletoe that grew on them. Built mounds and Stonehenge and all that lot.
Hmmmm, I wonder how you would look naked and painted blue.
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Baron Grim Posted Jan 24, 2003
All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
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Farlander Posted Jan 25, 2003
they roamed.
woads- yes, they're called woads. look up douglas adams's 'the salmon of doubt'
you know, mistletoe used to be associated with dung and branches, and not so much with kisses...
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Saturnine Posted Jan 25, 2003
Mistletoe berries are WHITE! (What kind of mistletoe occurs in Canada?) and when they are broken open, the insides are sticky with little tiny seeds...geddit?
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