And the church also took the ancient goddesses and stuck a St. before their names, appropriated the sacred groves and wells, and created new back stories. Nothing if not thorough.
Caulfield picked up on the prevailing tendency in most humans. He missed the point that fables are just that and not usually backed in fact.
Note: in this post and yesterday I picked up a blue underline on words [our and backed] that are common in almost any dictionary short of something in the library on Mars. Right click brings up choices to replace it that in no way relate the topic or context or the actual existence of the word. Gocomics still messing with the auto editor. Irritating.
Surprisingly, no politician has claimed to have driven the Orcs out of the USA, but some have come close to making that claim. Right now they’re worried about the unicorns.
Erse IS better about 1 year ago
There’s a LOT of that going around…
Doug K about 1 year ago
… or it’s what people give you credit for.
Sanspareil about 1 year ago
He should go live in Crediton in Devon!
arolarson Premium Member about 1 year ago
And the church also took the ancient goddesses and stuck a St. before their names, appropriated the sacred groves and wells, and created new back stories. Nothing if not thorough.
klbdds about 1 year ago
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend” (from an old western movie)
ChukLitl Premium Member about 1 year ago
I suspect he made peace with an early dragonship.
robinafox about 1 year ago
How on earth can anybody say that there were never any snakes in Ireland?
bittenbyknittin about 1 year ago
This relates to the current story line on Non Sequitur.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside about 1 year ago
I do like that Frazz asked the question he did.
Ignatz Premium Member about 1 year ago
With a Toyota.
oish about 1 year ago
So there aren’t any pet snakes or zoo’s in Ireland with snakes? Has Alice Cooper ever played a concert there?
sandpiper about 1 year ago
Caulfield picked up on the prevailing tendency in most humans. He missed the point that fables are just that and not usually backed in fact.
Note: in this post and yesterday I picked up a blue underline on words [our and backed] that are common in almost any dictionary short of something in the library on Mars. Right click brings up choices to replace it that in no way relate the topic or context or the actual existence of the word. Gocomics still messing with the auto editor. Irritating.
Cozmik Cowboy about 1 year ago
That’s OK; Patrick was never canonized, so there ya go – even steven.
Norris Preyer about 1 year ago
I read somewhere that “driving the snakes out” was a metaphor for driving the Druids and paganism out of of Ireland and instilling Christianity.
poppacapsmokeblower about 1 year ago
Surprisingly, no politician has claimed to have driven the Orcs out of the USA, but some have come close to making that claim. Right now they’re worried about the unicorns.
The Brooklyn Accent about 1 year ago
“I’ve had it with these @#$%ing snakes on this @#$%ing emerald isle!”
Stephen Gilberg about 1 year ago
St. Patrick did not rid the Irish of serpents,
According to all of my sources.
They were noted as absent before he was born,
On account of environment forces.
It’s unlikely they ever existed on Erin,
Which used to be fully submerged.
It appears that the legend has snakes stand for druids,
Whom Patrick had thoroughly scourged.
—me
Teto85 Premium Member about 1 year ago
He did not drive any snakes out and he brought in something worse.