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The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe became popular in eighteenth-century England with the emergence of the mistletoe kissing ball. A young lady standing under mistletoe could not refuse to be kissed. Such a kiss could mean deep romance or lasting friendship and goodwill. It was also said that a young lady standing under the mistletoe who did not recieve a kiss would remain unmarried until the next year. If a couple in love exchanged a kiss under the mistletoe, it was interpreted as a promise to marry, and a prediction of happiness and long life. Today mistletoe is a festive addition to Holiday decorations, no matter if it is hung to follow the traditions of the past or as a fun way to participate in the Holiday spirit.
While the Holiday custom of kissing beneath a branch of mistletoe goes back hundreds of years, legends about the curious plant go back to the time of the Roman Empire and earlier. This magical plant seems to have different meaning in each varying culture, but one thing remains consistent throughout, that mistletoe is a very special plant. In Scandinavia, mistletoe was considered a plant of peace, under which enemies could declare a truce, or warring spouses could kiss and make-up. In European folklore, mistletoe has been one of the most magical, mysterious, and sacred plants. It was considered to bestow life and fertility and a protection against poison. In the Middle Ages branches of mistletoe were hung from ceilings to ward off evil spirits. Ancient Druids thought the plant had healing and magical powers and used it in their sacred ceremonies.

Although mistletoe was once believed to be a protection against poison, it should not be eaten because the plant and berries are actually poisonous!!

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*hangs Mistletoe*
*backs away*
*waits for couples to walk by*


Merry Christmas!
 

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Posted by grinch (Member # 6034) on :
 
:chews on mistletoe:
:grimaces:
:spits in cuspidor:
 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 

 

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Posted by Yebor1 (Member # 1380) on :
 
walks by sees mistletoe
stands near it for about 15 hours
hundreds of girls walk by but the only one who seems to notice me and want that kiss is an orangatang named clyde
 

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Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
 
*sits forlornly under the mistletoe*
 

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Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
 
:Harvests mistletoe with a golden sickle at midnight beneath the light of a full moon; makes a dart from the branch:

Just in case.
 

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Posted by caliburn84 (Member # 4949) on :
 
*stands under mistletoe*
*continues to stand there for 48 hours*
*remebers why I hate this time of year*
*procedes back into lurkerdom*
 

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Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
 
*stares at mistletoe and the vast emptiness around it*

sigh
 

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Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
 
*fashions mistletoe-dangling device that suspends mistletoe above his head*

*waits for unsuspecting jatraqueras to come near*


 

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Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
 
In keeping with this year's personal anti-spirit:

*stops under mistletoe*
*whips out lighter that's never there when I really need it*
*torches symbol of lonliness*
*nods in satisfaction and walks away*
 

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Posted by Koga (Member # 5646) on :
 
do those traditions still hold if only half the couple celebrates christmas?
 

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
There's a severe dearth of kissing in this thread about mistletoe....


 

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Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
 
Loki knew what mistletoe was REALLY for. . .
 

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Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
 
Poor gents!

I'll get the Wenches over here at once!

*Kisses to everyone in the thread*



(Edited to bring some Wassail!)

[ December 20, 2003, 08:38 AM: Message edited by: Jenny Gardener ]
 

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Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
 
*walks into thread with giant bag of mistletoe and a step ladder...proceeds to hang it over every square inch of the ceiling*


 

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Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
Heh, this thread is turning into pathetic bachelordom.

Losers.
 

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Posted by Wonko The Sane (Member # 2945) on :
 

 

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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Mistltoe is a parasitic plant. I had an oak tree infected by it once. By the time I figured out what it was, the branch of this pest was HUGE and I had to cut it out with a chainsaw.

But sure, let's smooch under the shade of a parasite. I'm game.


 

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Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
 

 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
To all.

Merry Christmas!

and/or

Happy Holidays!
 

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Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
 
Wow, a kiss from Jenny!
 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 
*drags Pippin to mistletoe*
*kisses Pippin*

(I think "Merry Christmas" should be changed to "Pippin Christmas" )
 

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Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
 
No! *makes dramatic leap after Pippin*

for everybody!

-pH
 

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Posted by suntranafs (Member # 3318) on :
 
to quote Jughead from Archie comics
"the season of the dreaded plant*
 

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Posted by Kavon (Member # 6038) on :
 
*sits under the mistletoe*

Hello, ladies.
 

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Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
 

quote:

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Eruve Nandiriel:
*drags Pippin to mistletoe*
*kisses Pippin*

(I think "Merry Christmas" should be changed to "Pippin Christmas" )

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Is it just the Hatrack women as a whole, or has the entire world of females taken on this sudden love for short, hairy guys?
 

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Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
 
It must just be Hatrack, as none of the coeds around here are coming after me.
 

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Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
 
lonley people
 

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Posted by Julian Delphiki Jr. (Member # 5882) on :
 
:starts to chew:

Hey, guys, you all should really try these mistletoe berries. Man, this is some great stuff. The flavour is so rich and full. Seriously, this is the...

Woah, I am feeling kinda dizzy. Hold on, let mr brace myself on my desk. Okay much better. Where was I? Oh, jeez, here comes the floor.

And I'm out.

-W-
 

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
All y'all
 

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Posted by Javert Hugo (Member # 3980) on :
 
*slides in*
to twinky
 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 
Pippin

(you can't have him, pH...he's mine!)
 

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Posted by Pippin (Member # 6042) on :
 




[ December 22, 2003, 06:04 PM: Message edited by: Pippin ]
 

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Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
 
::sighs:: Foxy's oceans away and not coming back for at least 5 more weeks. No mistletoe for Pixie.

...Maybe just a little.
 

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Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
 
Drat! I will have to change my nick to Merry.
 

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Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
 
SOMEBODY KISS ME!!

[ December 22, 2003, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: odouls268 ]
 

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Posted by Pippin (Member # 6042) on :
 

 

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Posted by Wonko The Sane (Member # 2945) on :
 
:sigh:
 

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Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 
Bob, "Mistletoe is a parasitic plant."

Note: So are most guys who where Mistletoe Belt Buckles.

to the Wenches.
to the lurkers of feminine persuasion.

Reasons for limiting my kisses so? Hey, do we really need another homosexual thread?
 

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Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
 


I was just innocently lurking on this thread, and look what happened?

all of the male jatraqueros in this thread (except Pippin, I just don't see it. )
 

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Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
 
to everyone

y'know, back when I was in choir, we had to sing this one line in "Holly Jolly Christmas,"--"Kiss her once for me." The choir director made it clear that it was perfectly okay for girls to kiss other girls, so even though there was a 30/1 female majority, the line would NOT be changed to "kiss HIM once for me."

[ December 23, 2003, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
 

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Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :
 



 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 
Pippin
 

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Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
 
Isn't mistletoe the Astronaut's equivilant to athlete's foot?
 

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
(groans) That was TERRIBLE...
 

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Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
 
Thank you, I will take that as a compliment
 

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Posted by Koga (Member # 5646) on :
 
I wonder if the sore throat thread and the mistletoe thread are some how connected, is the reason so many people seem to have sore throats because someone with a sore throat got too close to the mistle toe?
 

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Posted by Julian Delphiki Jr. (Member # 5882) on :
 
odouls268, I might concider kissing you, but I have no clue your gender. So, to avoid an embarrassment, I will refrain from making any guesses.

-W-
 

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Posted by Koga (Member # 5646) on :
 
I was under the impression odouls is a male, so you may be makeing a wise decission.
 

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Posted by Julian Delphiki Jr. (Member # 5882) on :
 
Aye. That decision is looking ever better by the moment.

-W-
 

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Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
 
<--- is female

for odouls
and for Julian


 

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Posted by Koga (Member # 5646) on :
 
<--Is male
<--- and is bored out of his frickin skull!
 

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Posted by Pippin (Member # 6042) on :
 

 

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Posted by Julian Delphiki Jr. (Member # 5882) on :
 
Aw, thanks hansenj, I guess tha I am touched. Merry New Year to ere'ry body!

Do people still have mistletoe up, buecuse I want some more of those delicious berries.

-W-
 

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Posted by Fool of a Took (Member # 6039) on :
 
We can't let this thread die!
Mistletoe isn't JUST for the holidays!


 

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Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :
 
*sits very glumly under mistletoe, wonders why it withers when I draw near*
 

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Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
 
Oh Rhaeger...


 

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Posted by Rhaegar The Fool (Member # 5811) on :
 
Awwww shucks.
 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 
Pippin
 

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Posted by Fool of a Took (Member # 6039) on :
 


 

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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Here's how my doggie gives kisses:


 

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
 


( Pippin )
 

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