Did You Know?


by Mechelena

It is that time again and I hunted up some things that maybe you have forgotten or never knew. We have a little variety today. So here we go.

Did you know...

Some men wore mittens?

paddle mitten

(noun): a mitten worn by the Red Hunter as he paddles his kayak or umiak. It has a thumb on each side, so that when one side is worn, it can be turned over. (Beasts of Gor, pg 280)
WOW! Thumbs on both sides.

Another interesting animal is the:

Leem

(noun): a small arctic rodent some five to ten ounces in weight which hybernates in the winter. Its furs are sold by the Red Hunters. (Explorers of Gor, pg 74)
So, what of this Northern area? I did find this:

Polar North

(noun): referring to the area above the Hrimgar Mountains, home of the Red Hunters. Most of this land is tundra, a treeless plain covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichens during the summer. Some two hundred and forty different types of plants grow in the Gorean arctic within 500 pasangs of the pole. In the winter, early spring, and late fall, it is a desolate, bleak, frozen barren alien landscape. (Beasts of Gor, pgs 195-196)
OK, I am freezing now. Time for something warmer. Ever wonder what this ritual meant?

Looking into the blood

(phrase): Gorean ritual where a hunter drinks a handful of blood from his prey, then takes another handful and looks into it to see his future, before drinking it. It is said that if one sees one's visage black and wasted, one will die of disease; if one sees oneself torn and scarlet, one will die in battle; if old and white haired, one will die in peace and leave children. (Outlaw of Gor, pg 38)
So now Men can see their future.

Here is a good one about ways to enter a room.

entering

'How many ways are there,' I asked, sitting cross-legged in the center of the compartment, on the stone couch, 'to enter a room?' 'It depends on the city,' said Elizabeth. 'In Ar we are the best; we have most ways to enter a room. One hundred and four.' (Assassin of Gor, pg. 204)
*laughs as I see all the kajirae start counting* That is a lot of ways.

Well, that is all for now and I hope you enjoyed these tidbits. I wish all of you well and will hunt up again something curious so I can say ... Did You Know?


August 18, 2001