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In the days of old the gods had the whole
earth distributed among them by allotment. There was no quarrelling;
for you cannot rightly suppose that the gods did not know what was
proper for each of them to have, or, knowing this, that they would
seek to procure for themselves by contention that which more properly
belonged to others. Plato in his Timaeus and Critias which introduced Atlantis to the world of fantastic literature; according to tradition, Atlantis was destroyed on June 5, 8498 BCE The name "sheela-na-gig" was
most likely derived from the Irish language. The two most common
translations are "Sile na gCioch" ("sheela of the
breasts") or "Sile-ina-Giob" ("sheela on her
hunkers"). In the Encyclopedia of Sacred Sexuality, Rufus Camphausen
notes that in Mesopotamia the term "nu-gug" ("the pure
and immaculate ones") referred to the sacred temple harlots, and
he postulates that the name may somehow have had its origins there. Kathryn
Price Theatana outlines an interesting etymological
study of the name on her website – well worth a look. My girlfriend always
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I saw a large woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?"
Arnold
Schwarzenegger, condom stuffed full of walnuts
Mrs Bunny
turned on the television to little bunny's favorite program.
The little bunny turned
the sound away up loud and nearly frightened his mother out of her
wits.
Oh naughty bunny.
Richard Scarry, children's author, who was born on June 5, 1919;
Naughty Bunny, 1959
Wherever I go,
I'm watching. Even on vacation when I'm in an airport or a railroad
station, I look around, snap pictures and find out how people do
things. Someday it will all show up in a book.
Richard Scarry; from The Busy, Busy World of Richard Sacrry by
Walter Retan and Ole Risom, 1997
Everything has
an educational value if you look for it. But it's the fun I want to
get across.
Richard Scarry
You can have your Marilyn, your Carolyn,
your Jacqueline.
Grace Kelly never meant that much to me —
Just give me:
Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies,
You're the gals for me. (I'll give you secrets.)
And you're the gals for me.
Oh, you get good defense from Robert
McNamara —
Defends us all day long;
But when Lord Profumo takes off his mascara
You know he can't go wrong.
Phil Ochs, American
folksinger (tune:
Walk Right In). The John
Profumo/Christine Keeler/Mandy Rice-Davies scandal in Britain came
to a head on this day in 1963
Half
a pound of Mandy Rice,
Half a pound of Keeler,
Put them together, what have you got?
One sexy sheila!
Children's playground rhyme, Australia, 1963
Sexual
intercourse began
In nineteen sixty-three
(Which was rather late for me)
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.
Philip Larkin,
English poet; 'Annus Mirabilis'
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound
the sand. I beat people up.
Muhammad Ali,
American boxer who was jailed for
five years on June 5, 1967 for refusing to join the Army
I ain't got no quarrel with the
Vietcong.
Muhammed Ali
June
5
is
the 156th
day of the year in the Gregorian
Calendar (157th in leap years), with 209
days remaining.
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St Boniface of
Crediton, Archbishop
of Mentz, Apostle of Germany, martyr
Three-leaved rose, Rosa sinica, is today's plant, dedicated to St Boniface.
The
English name of this saint was Wynfrith (c. 672 - June 5, 754 or 755). The son of a West-Saxon chieftain, he was educated at the Benedictine monastery at Exeter, England, and became a monk there. In 715 he set out on
a missionary expedition to Frisia, intending to convert the local pagans by
preaching to them in their own language, his own Anglo-Saxon
language being similar to Frisian, but his efforts were frustrated by
the war then being carried on between Charles
Martel (father of Charlemagne) and Radbod, king of the Frisians.
In 718 he went to Rome via France. He formed in
Rome a lasting friendship with the Anglo-Saxon princess-nun Eadburga, best
known by her unfortunate nickname of Bugga (not to be confused with that
other Bugga, Walburga). He was commissioned by Pope Gregory II to do missionary
work in Germany and reorganise the church there.
He made converts of the people of Thuringia,
Hesse, and Frisia.
Among his Anglo-Saxon nuns was St Walpurgis whose feast day, April 30, is the
German witching day, similar to
Halloween. He became a bishop, then later Archbishop of Mainz, and he founded or restored
the dioceses of Bavaria, Thuringgia, and Franconia.
Destruction of sacred sites
Boniface is remembered for destroying idols and
pagan temples, and building Christian churches on the sites. 'Thor's Oak' was an ancient tree near
The Hessians believed that their god would protect the tree, but Boniface was quite resolved to cut it down. Boniface walked up to the tree, removed his shirt, took up an axe, and without uttering a word chopped down the two-metre-wide wooden god. The saint defiantly stood on the trunk, and asked, "How stands your mighty god? My God is stronger than he." As they watched, the Christian fable has it, he took an axe to it and was aided by a huge gust of wind. The crowd's reaction was mixed, but some conversions were begun. What actually occurred we shall probably never know, but it seems that in the face of superior strength, the Hessians submitted to Christian authority. This event is commonly regarded as the beginning of German christianisation, and over the centuries has been lauded by the Church, rather than condemned for the religious arrogance it represents ...
Read on at the St Boniface page at the Scriptorium
Thor's Oak and the Christmas tree
" ... as the tree split, a beautiful young fir tree sprang from its center. Saint Boniface told the people that this lovely evergreen, with its branches pointing to heaven, was indeed a holy tree, the tree of the Christ Child, a symbol of His promise of eternal life. He instructed them henceforth to carry the evergreen from the wilderness into their homes and to surround it with gifts, symbols of love and kindness."
Source: Legends of the First Christmas Trees
Deities of many cultures in the Book of Days
The nones of June, ancient Rome
In the Roman calendar, the nones of a month were the fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October; traditionally the day of the Half Moon. The nones were nine days before the ides (depending on the month, these could be the 13th and 15th day; traditionally the day of the Full Moon), reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.
The term none came into Christian liturgical use, meaning 'the fifth of the seven canonical hours' (no longer used) or 'the time of day appointed for this service, usually the ninth hour after sunrise'.
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