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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.05.06 (04) [E]

On 07/05/2008, at 10:22 AM,
Andy Eagle <andy at scots-online.org> wrote:

Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.05.06 (01) [E]

> And we also use the stork image as baby deliverer on cards etc even tho'
>
> Quite innacurate concept.
The stork does not bring the baby in the morning, it is the lark at night
that does it. :-)

Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us

Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us

Robert Burns

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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at mhsc.org.za>
Subject: L-L "Traditions"

*Hi all,

I think one should delineate between 'someone who catches babies' and
someone who is trained in obstetrics. *

*I see the term 'obstetrics' comes from L. obstare, "to stand by" which is
basically the job a midwife (trained or not) would be doing. *

*Anybody read Chris Bohjalian's 'Midwives'? *

*Elsie *
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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2008.05.07 (03) [E]

Beste Luc,

you wrote:

> Real reason was of course that the storks just preferred a warm chimney to
host their eggs :-D .
"Da brat' mir doch einer 'nen Storch (I'll be jiggered)!" Probably this is
the way how the *White Stork* (C*iconia ciconia*) mutates to the *Black
Stork* (C*iconia nigra*)...

Allerbest!

Jonny Meibohm

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