Benjamin Mark
2009-05-09 03:16:07 UTC
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Dog
Well ... the tales abound ... and of course ... I have my favorites
based on the ridiculosity of the myth.
Coming in at number 1 we have the Dog Whipper. It was considered
--in many parishes in England--a sacrilege for a dog to enter a
church. And so ... as a precautionary measure ... a Dog Whipper was
hired to prevent the beast from entering the holy premises during
services. Which brings up the question: How many dogs actually tried
to attend services that the parish felt they had to hire
someone--sapling in hand--to prevent this catastrophe? And if so many
dogs wanted to pray by golly ... let them. What's good for the goose
is certainly good for .... Oh well. You get the point.
For number 2 is the belief that if a dog runs between a woman's legs
her husband will punish her. This may sound frivolous and maybe
even downright unreasonable at first glance. The poor thing was
probably out for an innocent romp and went whither the winds took him.
However ... one has here to take into account the incredible richness
of the English language. What if Dog, in this instance, were more
metaphorical than literal? Then perhaps the darn Dog was getting what
he deserved. What was he doing between her legs anyway?
Many dog as well as their varied ancestry guard the entrances to the
underworld. The Jackal-headed Anabus does this as well as the three
headed Cerberus--watchdog to the entrance to Hades. Does your
dog like music. Halli and Lukki of Finn mythology had a weakness for
the music of the harp and would fall asleep upon hearing the string's
dulcet tones. This bit of knowledge may be of help for those of you
who upon occasion need to tread in forbidden areas guarded by
fierce Dobermans. Bring along a harp ... and play for your lives as
the creatures come snarling and salivating in your direction. They
will fall promptly into a deep coma and you will be able to do your
dastardly deeds in peace.
The fox ... clever cousin to the dog ... is as deceitful as Satan and
is also capable of foretelling the future. This is something good to
know when going out to buy a pet. Of course ... there are werewolves
... half man half dog ... changing from one to the other at full moon
... despised by others less endowed ... probably out of envy. I ask
you ... who wouldn't want to turn into a dog at the dead of night and
howl at the moon undisturbed for hours on end? In France--as it turns
out--they killed werewolves.
And last but not least ... we have the flute-playing terriers who
delight one and all by playing their instruments at parties far and
wide. This last animal is truly quite rare ... but fortunately ... I
have an image of such a creature ... captured in gold with a diamond
flute and ruby nose and eyes. Ya wanna see? Go. Go take a look. Enjoy.
For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may
I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where
you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area
that says Current Tidbits ... and you will see represented on our
pages a flute playing gold terrier brooch worth around $500.00.
And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our
home page. All rights reserved.
I'll take care of it. Tidbits may be reprinted without charge --
with attribution and without change. Additionally, if you know
of anyone who you think would enjoy Tidbits, please make
them aware of us. URL (http://www.tyler-adam.com). We
encourage you to forward this email to friends and colleagues.
======================================
Dog
Well ... the tales abound ... and of course ... I have my favorites
based on the ridiculosity of the myth.
Coming in at number 1 we have the Dog Whipper. It was considered
--in many parishes in England--a sacrilege for a dog to enter a
church. And so ... as a precautionary measure ... a Dog Whipper was
hired to prevent the beast from entering the holy premises during
services. Which brings up the question: How many dogs actually tried
to attend services that the parish felt they had to hire
someone--sapling in hand--to prevent this catastrophe? And if so many
dogs wanted to pray by golly ... let them. What's good for the goose
is certainly good for .... Oh well. You get the point.
For number 2 is the belief that if a dog runs between a woman's legs
her husband will punish her. This may sound frivolous and maybe
even downright unreasonable at first glance. The poor thing was
probably out for an innocent romp and went whither the winds took him.
However ... one has here to take into account the incredible richness
of the English language. What if Dog, in this instance, were more
metaphorical than literal? Then perhaps the darn Dog was getting what
he deserved. What was he doing between her legs anyway?
Many dog as well as their varied ancestry guard the entrances to the
underworld. The Jackal-headed Anabus does this as well as the three
headed Cerberus--watchdog to the entrance to Hades. Does your
dog like music. Halli and Lukki of Finn mythology had a weakness for
the music of the harp and would fall asleep upon hearing the string's
dulcet tones. This bit of knowledge may be of help for those of you
who upon occasion need to tread in forbidden areas guarded by
fierce Dobermans. Bring along a harp ... and play for your lives as
the creatures come snarling and salivating in your direction. They
will fall promptly into a deep coma and you will be able to do your
dastardly deeds in peace.
The fox ... clever cousin to the dog ... is as deceitful as Satan and
is also capable of foretelling the future. This is something good to
know when going out to buy a pet. Of course ... there are werewolves
... half man half dog ... changing from one to the other at full moon
... despised by others less endowed ... probably out of envy. I ask
you ... who wouldn't want to turn into a dog at the dead of night and
howl at the moon undisturbed for hours on end? In France--as it turns
out--they killed werewolves.
And last but not least ... we have the flute-playing terriers who
delight one and all by playing their instruments at parties far and
wide. This last animal is truly quite rare ... but fortunately ... I
have an image of such a creature ... captured in gold with a diamond
flute and ruby nose and eyes. Ya wanna see? Go. Go take a look. Enjoy.
For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may
I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where
you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area
that says Current Tidbits ... and you will see represented on our
pages a flute playing gold terrier brooch worth around $500.00.
And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
All issues of Tidbits are copyrighted and available from our
home page. All rights reserved.