#86195
11/07/2002 5:11 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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A spelling bee word worth knowing, for a change.
rhyton
n.
Gr, neut. of rhytos, flowing, akin to rheein, to flow: see STREAM6 an ancient Greek cup shaped like a drinking horn and typically made in the form of an animal‘s head
Just afte WWII, I was in my home town library, waiting at librarian's desk to have books checked
out. I noticed and elephant sized book of color pictures of archeological treasures, and opened it
I was astounded to see a huge Krater with a half dozen naked males dancing in a circle
around it, each leaning backwards balancing a rhyton on the tip of his erect penis.
I have searched the Internet vainly hoping to find that picture again.Wordcrazy is a
specialist in such art books, but she couldn't find it.
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#86196
11/07/2002 5:17 PM
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old hand
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old hand
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balancing a rhyton on the tip of his erect penis
These rhyton thingies are small and light, then, are they? coz this image boggles my mind! Just how strong (lifting/balancing-wise, I mean!) *is* an erect penis?
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#86197
11/07/2002 5:25 PM
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Just how strong
In this case, just as strong as the artist who made the krater wants them to be.
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#86199
11/08/2002 12:46 AM
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an erect penis: mightier than the sword.
TEd
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#86200
11/08/2002 1:20 AM
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Dear TEd: do you know the word for sheath?
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#86201
11/08/2002 2:20 AM
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Well, I did manage to find a picture of a rhyton; it's not quite halfway down: http://www.pio.gov.cy/cyprus_today/jul_dec99/ancient_art_1.htmAlso, take a look at the name of a lecturer on the subject: Dr Aristodemos Anastassiades. Isn't that a wonderful name?
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#86202
11/08/2002 9:27 AM
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It's safe to assume that I do.
TEd. who is not Sheiking in his boots
TEd
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#86203
11/08/2002 1:46 PM
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Dear TEd: I can remember when a Sheik was a little rubber boot.
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#86204
11/08/2002 2:56 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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Caligula was a little boot. But he was an emperor not a sheikh.
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