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#177317 - 06/11/08 11:31 AM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: BranShea]
The Pook old hand Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 1067 Loc: Tasmania	Originally Posted By: BranShea Yes, that law dates far longer back and is more generally used and known. > One man's Mede is another man's Persian. > One man's mead is another man's peach. I would have thought one man's mead is another man's honey...
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#177318 - 06/11/08 12:08 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: The Pook]
Myridon addict Registered: 10/24/05 Posts: 557 Loc: Dallas, TX	Originally Posted By: The Pook I would have thought one man's mead is another man's honey... "Another man" walks into a pub and orders a pint of honey... mmmm, honey! ;-)
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#177319 - 06/11/08 12:16 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: Myridon]
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York	One man's mate is another man's homey.
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#177322 - 06/11/08 01:39 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: AnnaStrophic]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 Loc: this too shall pass	Originally Posted By: AnnaStrophic One man's Mede is another man's Persian. and here my thought was, "one man's mead is another man's poison." -joe (channeling TEd, for ASp) friday*
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#177323 - 06/11/08 01:53 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Hah! very good , you went for the phonetic, I went for the etymological thing. (taking language very seriously, but putting zmejhzd out of business). (joking) mede: mead (1) "fermented honey drink," O.E. medu, from P.Gmc. meduz (cf. O.N. mjöðr, Dan. mjød, O.Fris., M.Du. mede, Ger. Met "mead"), from PIE base medhu- "honey, sweet drink" (cf. Skt. madhu "sweet, sweet drink, wine, honey," Gk. methy "wine," O.C.S. medu, Lith. medus "honey," O.Ir. mid, Welsh medd, Breton mez "mead"). Synonymous but unrelated early M.E. meþeglin yielded Chaucer's meeth. peach (n.) 1184, from O.Fr. pesche (O.N.Fr. peske, Fr. pêche), from M.L. pesca, from L.L. pessica, variant of persica "peach, peach tree," from L. malum Persicum "Persian apple," from Gk. Persikon malon, from Persis "Persia." The tree is native to China, but reached Europe via Persia. By 1663 William Penn observed peaches in cultivation on American plantations. Meaning "attractive woman" is attested from 1754; that of "good person" is from 1904. Slang peachy "excellent" is from 1900. Peaches and cream in ref. to a type of complexion is from 1901. Georgia has been the Peach State since 1939. Edited by BranShea (06/11/08 02:24 PM)
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#177363 - 06/12/08 10:21 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: BranShea]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11582 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Summa y'all people need a bit more to do... ;-)
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#177790 - 06/25/08 09:15 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: AnnaStrophic]
Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA	Originally Posted By: AnnaStrophic One man's Mede is another man's Persian. Channeling TEd?
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