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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia #122657 02/13/04 01:59 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta It still is the custom (or was when I was a lad) not to sign Valentines over on the right hand side of the Atlantic. I'm afraid the Valentine Lupercalia connection is something of an urban legend. For starters, the Lupercalia was celebrated on the 15th February. Two young men, dressed only in loincloths made from the skins of sacrificed goats, would run round the city lashing women with goatskin thongs as they went past. This was supposed to increase the women's fertility. For more details see this article http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2EC12567 on the Lupercalia and especially Bill Thayer's note at the bottom. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia #122658 02/13/04 02:30 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Also, Februarius was the Roman month of death. It coming right before the new year began in March. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia #122659 02/13/04 04:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky the right hand side of the Atlantic HEY--are you saying we're sinister?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia #122660 02/13/04 04:16 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 we're sinister?? Not if you buy in to the Zild/Oz paradigm. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia #122661 02/14/04 05:46 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Para digem? Don't remember marketing no para digem in this forum. Now, if it's bridges you're wanting, well sir, step right this way ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 596 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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