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<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 26 January 2008 - Volume 01<br>=========================================================================<br><br>From: <span class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Ron Bronemann</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:ronbron7@yahoo.com">ronbron7@yahoo.com</a>></span></span> <br>
Subject: <span class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (05) [E]<br><br></span><div>We played it in our community, but there were no Appalachians around--just Ostfriesland descendants and a couple of green Irish.</div>
Ron Bronemann <br><br>----------<br><br>From: <span class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">Danette & John Howland</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:dan_how@msn.com">dan_how@msn.com</a>><br>
Subject: </span></span><span class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (05) [E]</span><br><span class="HcCDpe"><span class="lDACoc"><br></span></span>Yes, we did the same thing when I was a child in the 1960s Pacific
Nortdhwest. I've seen kids play the game with dandelions in Idaho,
Washington and Alaska.<br><font color="#888888">
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John Howland</font><br>
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Marsha Wilson <span><<a href="mailto:marshatrue@mtangel.net" target="_blank">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><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.25 (02) [E]</span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><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><div style="margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<div><font face="Comic Sans MS">Marsha Wilson</font></div></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </div>
<div style="margin-left: 80px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 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> <br>Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.24 (07) [E]<br>
<br>In Scotland young children played a game in which one kid would pick a butter cup,</div>
<div style="margin-left: 80px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">say "Lit me see whither Ye like buh/ur" as he held it below the other's chin.</div>
<div style="margin-left: 80px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The yellow reflection confirmed they did.</div>
<div style="margin-left: 80px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Wonder if they do this nowadays ? We had simple pleasures in the 1940's.</div><br>
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