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David Dalton
Sep 28, 2023, 11:08:20 PM9/28/23
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Today (September 29) is Michaelmas, which is the name
day of my Ph.D. supervisor, who in the European
tradition usually celebrates with a party.
In folklore it is also the day after which one is not
supposed to eat blackberries, and I think my naked
thorn hill climb was over blackberry vines, though
I don’t know for sure since I didn’t visit the site
when they were in season.
From Google, about the devil’s curse on blackberries:
"With an army of rebel angels he aims to take the throne of God, but is
stopped by Michael the Archangel and flung down to earth. After this, some
Christians believe that he landed on a thorny blackberry bush, and was so
enraged that he cursed, burned, stamped, spat, and even peed on it.”
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"And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill
And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)
day of my Ph.D. supervisor, who in the European
tradition usually celebrates with a party.
In folklore it is also the day after which one is not
supposed to eat blackberries, and I think my naked
thorn hill climb was over blackberry vines, though
I don’t know for sure since I didn’t visit the site
when they were in season.
From Google, about the devil’s curse on blackberries:
"With an army of rebel angels he aims to take the throne of God, but is
stopped by Michael the Archangel and flung down to earth. After this, some
Christians believe that he landed on a thorny blackberry bush, and was so
enraged that he cursed, burned, stamped, spat, and even peed on it.”
--
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"And the cart is on a wheel; And the wheel is on a hill
And the hill is shifting sand; And inside these laws we stand” (Ferron)
Steve Hayes
Oct 3, 2023, 1:14:51 AM10/3/23
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:38:18 -0230, David Dalton <dal...@nfld.com>
wrote:
>Today (September 29) is Michaelmas, which is the name
>day of my Ph.D. supervisor, who in the European
>tradition usually celebrates with a party.
>
>In folklore it is also the day after which one is not
>supposed to eat blackberries, and I think my naked
>thorn hill climb was over blackberry vines, though
>I don’t know for sure since I didn’t visit the site
>when they were in season.
>
>From Google, about the devil’s curse on blackberries:
>
>"With an army of rebel angels he aims to take the throne of God, but is
>stopped by Michael the Archangel and flung down to earth. After this, some
>Christians believe that he landed on a thorny blackberry bush, and was so
>enraged that he cursed, burned, stamped, spat, and even peed on it.”
Well if that is true, then the Orthodox can go on eating blackberries
until 8 November, which is when the Orthodox celebrate Michaelmas.
And those on the old calendar can go on eating blackberries until 21
November Gregorian, since that is when they observe 8 November.
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wrote:
>Today (September 29) is Michaelmas, which is the name
>day of my Ph.D. supervisor, who in the European
>tradition usually celebrates with a party.
>
>In folklore it is also the day after which one is not
>supposed to eat blackberries, and I think my naked
>thorn hill climb was over blackberry vines, though
>I don’t know for sure since I didn’t visit the site
>when they were in season.
>
>From Google, about the devil’s curse on blackberries:
>
>"With an army of rebel angels he aims to take the throne of God, but is
>stopped by Michael the Archangel and flung down to earth. After this, some
>Christians believe that he landed on a thorny blackberry bush, and was so
>enraged that he cursed, burned, stamped, spat, and even peed on it.”
until 8 November, which is when the Orthodox celebrate Michaelmas.
And those on the old calendar can go on eating blackberries until 21
November Gregorian, since that is when they observe 8 November.
--
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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