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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 21 January 2008 - Volume 05</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Marsha Wilson</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:marshatrue@mtangel.net">marshatrue@mtangel.net</a>> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:</span><span class="HcCDpe"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (02) [E]</span><br><br></span><div>
<font face="Comic Sans MS">We did that in our family in Los Angeles in the
1940's, using dandelions, as we had no buttercups. I suppose we brought it
from Appalachia in the 20's. I've never heard anyone else mention it until
now.</font></div><font color="#888888">
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS">Marsha Wilson</font></div></font>
<div> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="#888888"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">From: Tom Mc Rae <span><<a href="mailto:t.mcrae@uq.net.au" target="_blank">t.mcrae@uq.net.au</a>></span> </span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Subject: LL-L "Traditions"
2008.01.24 (07) [E]</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">In Scotland young children
played a game in which one kid would pick a butter cup,</span></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">say "Lit me see whither
Ye like buh/ur" as he held it below the other's chin.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The yellow reflection
confirmed they did.</div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Wonder if they do this
nowadays ? We had simple pleasures in the 1940's.</div><br>
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