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Fun Facts About Me

- I sleep with at least a foot or hand dangling off the bed.

- My favorite color is teal.

- I have 3 beauty marks: cheek, back, lower cheek.

- I like Kraft mac & cheese and hot cocoa on cold days.

- I love old romantic comedy musicals.

- I have big feet.

P'an-Chin-Lien

The Chinese Goddess of prostitutes. As a mortal, she was a widow who was much too liberal and inventive with her favors, and her father-in-law killed her. In death she was honored by her more professional associates and eventually became the goddess of whores.

Baklava Cups

1 (2 1/8oz) box frozen miniature phyllo cups
2/3 c. chopped mixed nuts
1-2 tsp. sugar
1/4 c. honey
1 tsp. water

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place the shells on a baking sheet. Mix the sugar and chopped nuts and fill the shells. Bake for 8 minutes or until the shells are lightly browned.
3. Mix the honey and water in a small bowl and drizzle over the nuts. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Kujiga: Korean Chant

Song sung by the nine elders of Kaya when summoning King Suro. One of the earliest (if not the first) recorded instance of a shamanistic ritual (kut) in Korea.

Keobuga, Keobuga
Meorireul naeeora
Naeeonoch'i aneumyeon
Kuweo meogeuri
"Turtle, Turtle
Stick out your head
If you don't
We'll roast and eat you"

Cortigiana Onesta

In Italy, known as honest courtesans, the cortigiana onesta were usually well-educated and worldly (sometimes even more so than the average upper-class woman), and often held simultaneous careers as performers or artists. They were typically chosen on the basis of their "breeding"--social and conversational skills, intelligence, common sense, and companionship--as well as their physical attributes. It was usually their wit and personality that set them apart from regular women. They were prostitutes in the sense that sex was one of their obligations, but unlike the average prostitute, sex constituted only a facet of the courtesan's array of services. For example, they were expected to be well-dressed and ready to engage in a variety of topics ranging from art to music to politics.

Monday, January 08, 2007

Monday Change of Plan

We're gonna try something a little different in the formatting: no more flood of posting. That's right. Rather than inundate you with a huge, varied post; I'll *K.I.S.S.

And on that note:

Man tells court girl had sex with goblins
11/26/2006
A ZIMBABWEAN man charged with having sex with an under-age girl stunned a court by claiming she had in fact slept with goblins.

John Munkombwe, 29, is accused of having sex with the 16-year-old girl and impregnating her.

The age of consent in Zimbabwe is 18 years.

Appearing before Binga magistrate Stephen Ndlovu last week, Munkombwe denied statutory rape and suggested her pregnancy was probably the act of goblins, a local newspaper reported.

Prosecutor, Bruce Maphosa, told the court that Munkombwe met the teenager sometime in August last year and they got into a relationship, Umthunywa reported.

The girl, who cannot be named, appeared in the courtroom and gave her account. She said she had sex with Munkombwe on three occasions before she fell pregnant.

But when he took the witness stand, Munkombwe denied having a relationship or sleeping with the girl.

He told the court: "I have been tried before in the chief's court but I have maintained my innocence, and I still deny the charges. I have heard it said that she was impregnated by goblins, I certainly don't know her."

Prosecutor Maphosa accused Munkombwe of "telling fibs under oath".

Zimbabwe is a country steeped in beliefs in the super natural. The country just recently changed colonial legislation to recognise the existence of witchcraft.

* K.I.S.S. = keep it simple, stupid.

posted by Coddswaddle @ 3:22 AM

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