tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post110865969896299353..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: Rimming a BeaverStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1108692688638056142005-02-18T02:11:00.000+00:002005-02-18T02:11:00.000+00:00Yes, castorium is used as a base in some perfumes....Yes, castorium is used as a base in some perfumes. Presumably after its discoverer cured his headache by licking a beaver's butt he realised he smelled nice as well. <br /><br />Also, I'm always up for trading immigrant grandmother urine and faeces stories, so now's a good time to mention that my nan continued the village habit of defecating in the vegetable patch, long after she moved from the Appennines over to Finchley. She was famed throughout certain circles in North London for growing the most enormous cabbages and lettuce that no-one wanted to eat. She also spiked her home made wine with white spirit just to give it an extra little kick. In many ways she was a dream dinner party hostess.<br /><br />I suppose we also could move from traditional remedies over to general folklore. One time, in the family village, an old guy explained to my girlfried why he hung a cheesegrater and a piece of knotted rope outside his house. It was demon protection. The cheesegrater was there to scare the wimpier demons (!?) and the knotted rope to confuse the more determined ones. It was all Tracy could do to avoid laughing in his face. <br /><br />They were all barking in that village. When they weren't dumping on their radishes and attaching kitchen utensils to their front doors they spent most of the rest of the time drunk and wondering why 14th century farming techniques weren't cutting it. Most of them moved over to Wolverhampton in 1950 and thought it was an improvement, which says a lot.<br /><br />Mind you, what's wrong with a few harmless superstitions? Maybe I should nail an egg whisk and a copy of the Times crossword outside our flat just to be on the safe side.Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1108691241047905452005-02-18T01:47:00.000+00:002005-02-18T01:47:00.000+00:00Funnily enough I heard about castorium a number of...Funnily enough I heard about castorium a number of weeks ago in an answer about perfume and was equally mystified. But drawing out the schoolboy side of me, I'd first say your graphic explanation of what drives you to smoke may explain why I pick my nose, and secondly I'd like to add urine therapy to your list of natural remedies. My Polish great-grandma always had a large bottle of pee ready for sore throats and other ailments, and my 95-year old grandma is one product of such treatment. And there are no germs in fresh urine, before anyone raises that one. All I can say is don't knock it before you try it, but maybe choose the donor carefully first...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062717140344359936noreply@blogger.com