> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 18/04/2006, at 11:59 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote:
<snip> > > "Familiarity breeds contempt" -- in myth, the > Hound is > > a near-sacred partner of the Hunter, and the Bull > > sacrifices his great strength to humanity's > survival. > > Now, 'cur,' 'cow,' 'bitch,' and 'bullshit' are > terms > > of scorn; our foreparents would find our use of > them > > blasphemous. I think one of the reasons some > people > > have gotten on a Native American kick (or > DownUnder, > > an aboriginal kick) is to recapture that sense of > > wonder at the creatures that, at one time, meant > Life > > or Death. I can see why a God or Goddess would > >appear as Cow or Wolf or Ram... > Nice. :) Also not original, but I must agree <twisted arm!> that it was well-expressed. Debbi Now Wondering When Karmic Slappage Will Follow Maru :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
