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Thank your software. I expected to see a bunch of boxes and black diamonds and other weird shite.

Who knew? If only they had frankincense.

https://img.tesco.com/Groceries/pi/927/5057008425927/IDShot_540x540.jpg

Older tradition may have been borrowed from tribes further east, mother’s night is the longest night of the year when Frigg/Frigga labored to birth the sun into the world, though that appears to be Germanic, the Celts had the old hag Cailleach that ruled between Samhain Oct 31 and Bealltainne May 1.
They’re all celebrations that pre date Christianity in Europe.

I always found the month names that Ernest Thompson Seton gave in his Wild Animals I Have Known, in the story of Redruff the partridge, to be very haunting. The Acorn Moon, the Molting Moon, the Mad Moon, Hunger Moon, Wakening Moon, and the Gunner Moon.

Speaking of moons, who can translate this:

Mon in the mone stond ant strit;
On is bot-forke is burthen he bereth.
Hit is muche wonder that he nadoun slyt!
– Man in the Moon (C14th)

Man in the moon, standing straight?
Something about a burden he bears?
It is much wonder that he….errrrrrrr…not down slips?/falls?

Lethe and nepenthe?

But those are Greek… so not likely to show up in post-Roman Britain.

Close, durnedyankee. I cheated and googled it:

https://interestingliterature.com/2016/12/01/a-short-analysis-of-the-medieval-poem-man-in-the-moon/comment-page-1/

Surprisingly, it’s comedy.

I guess it needs to be spoken – it made more sense when I read it aloud then when I ‘read’ it,

but I don’t get the bot-forke.

A Bot Fork? Fork You Bots!

Did they knowe aboute skye nette in the 13’s?
Maybe a Nostradamn-us thing?

The man will take
his bot fork
and skewer the spinner of
nets upon the skye
Russians will elect Trump.
This beats writing COBOL.

Bot fork? I have been on the Internet too long. I imagined it as being “butt fork” — though I can’t envision what that could be. . . .

A bot fork is a stick, a pole. I think stoaty has one.

I think the butt fork is one of those thing Humongous Bosch used to paint pictures of when he was tripping on ergot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haywain_Triptych

There’s probably owls somewhere in those paintings doing unusual things to humans.

I thought it would be like something Gandalf would carry when he would walk around in his floppy hat:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf

“On his boatfork (i.e. pike pole) he bears his burden.” It’s the old-timey hobo bindle stick! Neat!

Hmmm. No post for today yet. Should we worry?

I refuse to worry… yet.

Top reasons for no weasel post I hope could be true:
1. Just plain forgot
2. Too busy celebrating a huge windfall
3. Spirited away by Uncle. B. to a surprise exotic and/or relaxing getaway holiday with no WiFi.
4. Couldn’t come up with a post idea and decided “screw you, internet. I’m taking the day off.”
5. Became engrossed in creating gorgeous art (perhaps dead pool prize dick art) and has not noticed the time.

Holy shit! Did I forget to post? First time in ten years!! No explanation. Will address tomorrow.

Whew!

My number one reason wins !!!!

Even Homer nods!

Indeed, Can’t Hark. But I bet he didn’t wake up in bed yelping ‘ZOMG! I forgot to update my blog!’

This is what happens when you import ‘tablet’ workers.
lookitthat! 3 of em! 3!

okay, who am I kidding, I’m quite glad to find out it’s just overlook, not a problem for the proprietors IRL.

Putting water on owls can in extreme cases escalate to putting molasses on cats. Nartism ensues oh look was that a bird?

This is a real poat..