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On 01/11/2011 7:36 PM, Warp wrote:
> Warp<war### [at] tag povrayorg> wrote:
>> Btw, in this case the witches refer to the traditional (both real and
>> mythological) witches of Lapland (northern Finland), not the pointy-hat
>> wearing broom-riding witches (although some dress as those as well).
>
> Apparently nobody is interested in Finnish culture. Bummer. And I poured
> my soul into writing this.
>
Not so. I thought that the photographs were very interesting, they
looked like Spey Wives, to me. Very young Spey Wives, that is. ;-)
Your description reminds me of a cross between Hallowe'en and Hogmanay.
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Regards
Stephen
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On 11/1/2011 12:36 PM, Warp wrote:
> Apparently nobody is interested in Finnish culture. Bummer. And I poured
> my soul into writing this.
I thought it was really interesting -- I just didn't have anything to add.
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Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu> wrote:
> On 11/1/2011 12:36 PM, Warp wrote:
> > Apparently nobody is interested in Finnish culture. Bummer. And I poured
> > my soul into writing this.
> I thought it was really interesting -- I just didn't have anything to add.
I was expecting a 100-post thread about the subtleties of Finnish
mythology and an analysis of how it connects to other mythologies and
cultures...
Just joking, of course. Was expecting *some* comments, though. :)
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- Warp
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On 10/31/2011 13:05, andrel wrote:
> I try to observe towel day and at least pay some attention to talk like a
> pirate day,
I must say I was very confused on halloween when one of our programs started
sending out a bunch of confirmation reports like "Arrr, matey, one o' your
programs are be havin' the errors!"
Turns out the reporting program started re-sending reports about bugs
submitted on talk-like-a-pirate day, and the bug tracker automatically
translates bugs into pirate talk on talk like a pirate day.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 10/31/2011 13:21, andrel wrote:
> we don't have one either and I am pretty sure many countries on the equator
> won't have one too.
Well, that's a fair point, yes. But given that Warp said in Finland anything
above freezing is short-sleeve weather, I rather think if Finland lacks a
harvest festival, it's not because it's always a warm and prosperous growing
season. ;-)
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 10/31/2011 13:46, Warp wrote:
> In other parts of Finland Easter time was, for some reason, associated
> with witches (I think this is a more international phenomenon than Finland
> only).
The earliest it was reasonable to dance naked in the forest? :-)
> At some point these two traditions got merged,
Cool traditions. Somehow I'd always thought that Europe had more generally
homogenous cultures in things like that, but I guess that's just the Ugly
American(tm) in me. :)
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 11/1/2011 12:36, Warp wrote:
> Apparently nobody is interested in Finnish culture. Bummer. And I poured
> my soul into writing this.
I'm finding it fascinating, but you apparently posted it after I had lunch
and before I got home from work. :-) *You* might have slept, but many of us
are on the other side o the world. :-)
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 11/1/2011 1:33, Warp wrote:
> Btw, in this case the witches refer to the traditional (both real and
> mythological) witches of Lapland (northern Finland),
Sounds like Discworld witches. :-)
? not the pointy-hat
> wearing broom-riding witches (although some dress as those as well).
I wonder if the pointy hat black cloak witch was entirely an invention of
the Wizard of Oz movie. I think I remember old woodcuts with broom-riding
women, but they were always pagan-naked.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 10/31/2011 23:41, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> in the end, *any* harvest festival pretty much "is" Halloween, we just ended
> up with the version that included costumes and candy.
Actually, we got American Thanksgiving, too. So double-plus there.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
People tell me I am the counter-example.
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On 11/1/2011 2:32 PM, Warp wrote:
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> Just joking, of course. Was expecting *some* comments, though. :)
>
I often find that posts on the internet which are interesting and well
thought out get very few replies -- particularly if they're outside of
everyone's area of expertise. I suppose it's because none of the
potential respondents has anything relevant and of substance to add, and
comments like "wow, that's neat!" you'd typically hear in normal
conversation don't flow as well in a non-chat-oriented medium. At least
that's the case with me and this post, and I assume with others as well.
I agree it can be discouraging though since from the poster's end
there's no way to differentiate between "interested but don't have
anything to add" and "not interested".
In order to get replies, it seems best to post something incorrect in an
area where plenty of people have enough knowledge to point out your mistake.
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