Bad news, good news

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 21 Oct 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Umbrae	21 Oct 2003
Since I joined this site, we have looked at tons of ‘Bad News’ for and about witches. But now there is a breath of fresh air… Until I read the last sentence…tell me she’s joking…

Xarokys	21 Oct 2003
Why did no one ever tell me? I've been sitting on my broom the wrong way. No wonder it never leaves the ground. :D

Aoife	21 Oct 2003
Now - not being a witch I couldn't possibly vouch for this information but common sense would dictate that she is right. My understanding of the [or one of the] original functions of the broomstick would, following the laws of nature, dictate that the twiggy end needs to angle upwards.

Bacchus	21 Oct 2003
It seems to me that, aerodynamically speaking, the broom would be much more stable in flight with the brush end in back. Also would make for better gas mileage. :-) Bacchus

HudsonGray	21 Oct 2003
I've seen pictures showing it both ways--painted/drawn in the 17 & 1800's, so who knows which is actually accurate. Do you know those black pointy hats, historically, are what the Jewish money changers wore in the 1600's? That's another mix-up with how we think of witches in current times.

Kiama	21 Oct 2003
Out of all the possible reasons she could have picked to show how Harry Potter was unrealistic, she picked that one??!!! Oh well, I suppose this shows an increasing tolerance, at least in Norway, for Witchcraft. Long may it continue! Kiama

skytwig	21 Oct 2003
It still amazes me that one can say "Witch" and not be hung!

Arora	21 Oct 2003
Quote: Originally posted by skytwig It still amazes me that one can say "Witch" and not be hung! skytwig, why does this amaze you? and aren't towels "hung" and people "hanged"? ;)

skytwig	21 Oct 2003
I think it's a past life thing...... :)

Nevada	21 Oct 2003
For some reason when I read that last sentence, I thought of a paint brush. Who knows? Nevada34

Diana	21 Oct 2003
She was just kidding! And the journalist (as journalists tend to) jumped onto her joke to make a "good" article. And to make her sound like an idiot, I suppose.

Astra	21 Oct 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Umbrae Until I read the last sentence…tell me she’s joking… Nope, no joke. The broomstick is also a rather, er, potent phallic symbol, and the correct way to show it is broom twigs forward.

Macavity	21 Oct 2003
There are a lot of FUN images with witches flying either backwards or forwards... Goya, Durer, Baldung Grien (But I tend to agree they should be flying broom twigs to the fore!) But herewith one of my own favourites (from 1451!): In the second instance... Look Ma - No twigs! Perhaps it's the "stealth" version? :D Macavity

DeLani	21 Oct 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Arora skytwig, why does this amaze you? and aren't towels "hung" and people "hanged"? ;) Well, some people are hung. But they have to be men... ;)

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