tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7373776144569855301..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Call out my nameAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-64236624623831574512010-09-19T08:08:50.706-07:002010-09-19T08:08:50.706-07:00Rehan, if you ever discover anything more I would ...Rehan, if you ever discover anything more I would love to hear of it.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-35430150971567742682010-09-19T01:03:14.003-07:002010-09-19T01:03:14.003-07:00Woman must always be on top.
Wommen desiren to ha...<b>Woman must always be on top.</b><br /><br /><i>Wommen desiren to have sovereynetee<br />As wel over hir housbond as hir love,<br />And for to been in maistrie hym above.<br />This is youre mooste desir, thogh ye me kille.</i><br /><br /><b>The first divorcee? I didn't know that one. The amusing Thorpe and Heath anecdote reminds me how the guests felt at that otherworldly London dinner of 1817 that has gone down in history as the Immortal Dinner when a new hanger-on tried to have an intelligent conversation.</b><br /><br /><i>Roman and Greek grammarians! know your better:<br />Author of something yet more great than letter;</i><br /><br /><b>I've always wondered what Islam has to say about Lilith. Islam does a no-no on it and seems to have wiped out her entire existence from the corpus. It would, I suppose appear in what is known as Qissasul Anbiya [<i>Stories of the Prophets</i>] which I haven't read and from which Islamic mythology is derived.<br /></b>Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79714936711696361212010-09-15T05:39:20.734-07:002010-09-15T05:39:20.734-07:00I can't remember the exact details but I think...I can't remember the exact details but I think they were travelling back from some by-election campaign in the West Country. He also told me another story - he has a huge back catalogue -this time about Isaac Foot, Michael's father, one-time Liberal MP for Bodmin. Apparently old Isaac was at a constituency fete, walking around in a spirit of senatorial condescension. "How are you, my boy", he said to one constituent, "and how is your father? "He's dead, Mr Foot", came the reply. "I'm sorry to hear that; but he left a fine son" Walking on he came across the same chap after a bit, completely forgetting their previous encounter. "How are you, my boy, and how's your father?" "Still dead, Mr Foot."Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-26874845065213513322010-09-15T01:48:46.706-07:002010-09-15T01:48:46.706-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-86048013211376370002010-09-14T16:26:28.648-07:002010-09-14T16:26:28.648-07:00He was button-holed by Britain for a time, who was...He was button-holed by Britain for a time, who was sitting across the passageway. After take off he lost no time in pretending to fall asleep before he actually fell asleep! <br /><br />He told me a good story about Ted Heath and Jeremy Thorpe. I think it’s true, though I can’t swear to it, as he has a tendency to pull my leg when it comes to political anecdotes. It was before Heath became prime minister. Anyway, Thorpe and Heath were travelling back to London by train, though sitting as far apart from one another as possible. A man then sat opposite Thorpe, asking “Are you a politician?” Sensing a bore Thorpe said no. “But do you see that man down there?, pointing to Heath, “he is.” The said man immediately went and sat beside Heath and proceeded to talk away for the rest of the journey.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-29886464685516101022010-09-14T16:10:51.096-07:002010-09-14T16:10:51.096-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-21118849766941917432010-09-14T16:08:54.909-07:002010-09-14T16:08:54.909-07:00That's the thing about myths, once launched th...That's the thing about myths, once launched the original creator loses all control. They have a tendency to acquire a life of their own.<br /><br />Public departure lounges come close to being my idea of Dante's Inferno. :-) I must tell you sometime about daddy's experience of flying back from Hong Kong. He was travelling first class, so with maximum comfort. To his discomfort he saw Leon Britain, then European Commissioner, in the first class lounge. "Never mind", he thought, "he's on his own. I'll ignore him." But no sooner had he boarded the flight he discovered that he was the only 'independent' in the first class cabin. Every other seat was taken up by Britain and his toadies from the Commission. And these seats are not cheap; another perk from the tax payer. Oops, I've told you after all. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32645249734547926152010-09-14T15:56:23.545-07:002010-09-14T15:56:23.545-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-63371502684389785252010-09-14T15:54:00.232-07:002010-09-14T15:54:00.232-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87748100459959014402010-09-14T15:52:45.359-07:002010-09-14T15:52:45.359-07:00The thing is about myths, Adam, unlike rolling sto...The thing is about myths, Adam, unlike rolling stones they do gather moss. There are obvious Greek overtones here in such figures as the Sirens. And then there is the vampire tradition which crosses so many cultures. Incubi and succubae are mentioned in Herzog's <i>Nosferatu</i>, a version of the Dracula myth. <br /><br />As far as Christianity is concerned the myth was all about repressed sexuality. Succubae, in particular, were depicted as monstrous. But with the advent of a more secular age the poor old incubi largely disappeared and the succubae emerged in a highly voluptuous form, dangerous and seductive at one and the same time.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-65093259277649833672010-09-14T15:17:31.267-07:002010-09-14T15:17:31.267-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-69584509412735886912010-09-14T15:13:57.391-07:002010-09-14T15:13:57.391-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88234170556413969482010-09-14T15:12:05.515-07:002010-09-14T15:12:05.515-07:00Yes, Brendano, that's absolutely right!Yes, Brendano, that's absolutely right!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87645252236459576622010-09-14T15:11:17.449-07:002010-09-14T15:11:17.449-07:00Adam, succubae and incubi took final shape in the ...Adam, succubae and incubi took final shape in the Christain Middle Ages but with roots going back to Jewish and Sumerian tradition.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-83289661585274743762010-09-14T07:09:57.525-07:002010-09-14T07:09:57.525-07:00Another good one. Coincidentally, I am now reading...Another good one. Coincidentally, I am now reading about Lilith in that book I mentioned. I would copy the extract here but, as I mentioned before, that kind of thing can lead to trouble. :-)<br /><br />Apparently Adam and Lilith argued over sexual position - she insisted on being on top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31242187467793569692010-09-14T01:11:25.788-07:002010-09-14T01:11:25.788-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com