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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #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... Top #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! ;-) Top #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. Top #177322 - 06/11/08 01:39 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: AnnaStrophic] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 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 Top #177323 - 06/11/08 01:53 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: tsuwm] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 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) Top #177363 - 06/12/08 10:21 PM Re: Law of Medes and Persians [Re: BranShea] Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Summa y'all people need a bit more to do... ;-) Top #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? Top Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222213 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 49 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 65 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 jheem 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8438 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6799 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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