"Who is that woman and why is she carrying two bells on a plate?"
Those aren't bells...
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Volans - Jan 08, 2007 10:46:46 am PST #1809 of 28172
move out and draw fire
Connie Neil - Jan 08, 2007 10:50:01 am PST #1810 of 28172
brillig
Those aren't bells...
I know.
DebetEsse - Jan 08, 2007 11:01:44 am PST #1811 of 28172
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Margaret, I think you're dead right on the HP thing.
I'm a Cahill fan, so Desire of the Everlasting Hills is not a bad book for early Christianity, Hil
Hil R. - Jan 08, 2007 11:39:39 am PST #1812 of 28172
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks, guys. That documentary looks pretty interesting -- I'll check the library.
While in Italy, I tried buying a book about the saints, but it was a cheap one and mostly gave "Born in Russia in 1642, martyred in 1682, preserved her virginity through many trials, performed many miracles" or similar for most of them, which didn't really answer many of my "Why is she always wearing a necklace and holding a spoon?" or whatever questions. (The only two saints I was consistently able to identify in pictures were St. Christopher and St. Nicholas, but then I realized that St. Zachary was always wearing a pointing hat and holding a twisty cane, which was what I'd been using to identify St. Nicholas, so then I got confused.)
The Cahill book looks pretty good. Thanks. I've read a few of his others before and liked them.
Connie Neil - Jan 08, 2007 11:43:24 am PST #1813 of 28172
brillig
Oxford Guide to Saints (not sure if that's the real title) should tell you what their various symbols are.
edit: [link] is a big website at catholic.org that will overwhelm you with stuff. Go to the Patron Saint section, and you'll find a spreadsheet with various causes and their saints. Somewhere in there you should be able to find their symbols.
ION, saints are cool.
sumi - Jan 08, 2007 11:48:43 am PST #1814 of 28172
Art Crawl!!!
Reposted here - where I meant to:
Somebody just asked on WX if The Song of Fire and Ice is appropriate for a 16 year old.
What do you guys think?
Laga - Jan 08, 2007 11:56:12 am PST #1815 of 28172
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
OK I'll bite:
"Who is that woman and why is she carrying two bells on a plate?"
And what are those if they aren't bells?
DavidS - Jan 08, 2007 11:57:08 am PST #1816 of 28172
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And what are those if they aren't bells?
Her breasts, of course. Don't you know your bizarro saints?
Kathy A - Jan 08, 2007 11:57:08 am PST #1817 of 28172
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hil, I've got that documentary on VHS, if you'd like to borrow it. (Profile addy is good.)
Connie Neil - Jan 08, 2007 12:12:55 pm PST #1818 of 28172
brillig
Her breasts, of course. Don't you know your bizarro saints?
The poor thing was tortured to death, but everyone either didn't want to think of the ickyness of her carrying them around on the platter so it was assumed they were bells, and that's how she became the patron of bellmakers.
Can't think of her name, though.
There's also a patron of mad dogs. The Lord wanted to make him patron of young girls, but he said, "All they'll do is annoy me with prayers for husbands! I'd rather be patron of mad dogs!"