[OT] Halloween ettiquette

The tree, at least, is usually attributed to the Germans, and was only
picked up by the English-speaking world when Victoria and Albert were
setting the fashions. It wasn't just the Norse who used trees in their
religion, the early Germanic people did, too.

The Yule log, is, I think, older in the English traditions, but that's one
that's dying out now, possibly as not many people have access to suitable
fireplaces and logs any more.


I think we're on the same page actually. Weren't some of the old old
Germanic tribes vikings also. Vikings were Nords, Scandinavians, Danes,
and a host of other northern tribes I believe. Again, I'm just trying
to get this all shaken out of my memory so I might be off a tad. Oh,
and sis did get one wrong, I just looked up Olaf, he was king of Norway,
not Sweden.

Mike
The early bird gets the worm;
but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!!

We also scared the daylights out of the janitor by hanging a helium
filled balloon, covered by a white sheet, just outside the school door.
It was dark when he got to work and it was bobbing and swaying in the
wind and....

So far harmless, more or less, pranks. I did worse in college.

Pam S.

One year a few of us shaving-creamed the post office window. We got called in
to the principal's office very next day, and where given a stern lecture about
"defacing government property" and "federal offense" and "your 'permanent
record'. Scared the bejesus out of us. I honestly thought the federal
penetentiary must be full of 10th graders who didn't get off so lucky as I did.


Sherry

We also scared the daylights out of the janitor by hanging a helium
filled balloon, covered by a white sheet, just outside the school door.
It was dark when he got to work and it was bobbing and swaying in the
wind and....

So far harmless, more or less, pranks. I did worse in college.

Pam S.

One year a few of us shaving-creamed the post office window. We got called in
to the principal's office very next day, and where given a stern lecture about
"defacing government property" and "federal offense" and "your 'permanent
record'. Scared the bejesus out of us. I honestly thought the federal
penetentiary must be full of 10th graders who didn't get off so lucky as I did.


Sherry

We also scared the daylights out of the janitor by hanging a helium
filled balloon, covered by a white sheet, just outside the school door.
It was dark when he got to work and it was bobbing and swaying in the
wind and....

So far harmless, more or less, pranks. I did worse in college.

Pam S.

One year a few of us shaving-creamed the post office window. We got called in
to the principal's office very next day, and where given a stern lecture about
"defacing government property" and "federal offense" and "your 'permanent
record'. Scared the bejesus out of us. I honestly thought the federal
penetentiary must be full of 10th graders who didn't get off so lucky as I did.


Sherry

Skippy wrote:

Mistletoe,
was the only thing in existence that could defend against the god
balder

splutter Why would anyone want to defend themselves against the god
Balder, the bringer of good luck and happiness? All the Norse gods seem
pretty harmless, but you might want to defend yourself against Loke, the
trickster, or possibly against Thor in one of his more temperamental
moments. ;o)

--
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Skippy wrote:

Mistletoe,
was the only thing in existence that could defend against the god
balder

splutter Why would anyone want to defend themselves against the god
Balder, the bringer of good luck and happiness? All the Norse gods seem
pretty harmless, but you might want to defend yourself against Loke, the
trickster, or possibly against Thor in one of his more temperamental
moments. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Skippy wrote:

Mistletoe,
was the only thing in existence that could defend against the god
balder

splutter Why would anyone want to defend themselves against the god
Balder, the bringer of good luck and happiness? All the Norse gods seem
pretty harmless, but you might want to defend yourself against Loke, the
trickster, or possibly against Thor in one of his more temperamental
moments. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

"Marina" wrote in message
...
Skippy wrote:

Mistletoe,
was the only thing in existence that could defend against the god
balder

splutter Why would anyone want to defend themselves against the god
Balder, the bringer of good luck and happiness? All the Norse gods seem
pretty harmless, but you might want to defend yourself against Loke, the
trickster, or possibly against Thor in one of his more temperamental
moments. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki


Wasn't mistletoe the only thing that didn't promise to not hurt Balder. And
Loki somehow used it to kill him. It's been a long time since I looked up
Norse mythology.


--
-Kim

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"Marina" wrote in message
...
Skippy wrote:

Mistletoe,
was the only thing in existence that could defend against the god
balder

splutter Why would anyone want to defend themselves against the god
Balder, the bringer of good luck and happiness? All the Norse gods seem
pretty harmless, but you might want to defend yourself against Loke, the
trickster, or possibly against Thor in one of his more temperamental
moments. ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki


Wasn't mistletoe the only thing that didn't promise to not hurt Balder. And
Loki somehow used it to kill him. It's been a long time since I looked up
Norse mythology.


--
-Kim

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Seanette Blaylock wrote:


So far harmless, more or less, pranks. I did worse in college.


Got stories? :-)


I do, but I might corrupt the little 'uns. I was a lookout for when we
stole the bubble lights off a couple of police cars and hung them up in
the college clock tower. I also helped place a grave in the middle of
the school commons, which caused some consternation, filled a dorm room
with balloons and newspaper, piled up a stack of leaves in front of a
stairwell (no one got hurt, honest) so that they had to be removed
before anyone could go upstairs, helped pull a celebrity into a duck
pond, placed computer "chads" in a room mate's bed so that she'd leave
me alone, and a few other things I can't recall off hand. I was a
little stinker.

Pam S.