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Post by Poe33 on Jun 12, 2008 16:46:28 GMT -5
I have been reading a very interesting book called HAMLET'S MILL. It deals with the transmission of human knowledge through myth. Well wasn't I psyched when I came upon THE SAMPO. Too much text to type- so go to this link and type "SAMPO" into the SEARCH BOX. www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0879232153/ref=sib_dp_ptu#reader-link Interesting stuff! |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jun 12, 2008 16:52:49 GMT -5
The "Sampo adventure" sounds pretty neat, but I discovered the truth to be far more prosaic last summer:  |
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Post by Poe33 on Jun 12, 2008 16:53:22 GMT -5
The "Sampo adventure" sounds pretty neat, but I discovered the truth to be far more prosaic last summer: LOL! |
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Post by Eric on Jun 12, 2008 21:08:48 GMT -5
I offer another, more sinister Sampo. A "Large Rod Butt Rest"  Sampo. |
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Post by fathermushroom on Jun 13, 2008 19:32:57 GMT -5
I have to say "a large rod butt rest" sounds absolutely immoral. Where can I get one?
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Post by Creepy Girl on Jun 13, 2008 23:35:53 GMT -5
Geez.
Took me a moment to extract my mind from the gutter and realize just what that "large rod butt rest" was actually used for.
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Post by Tor Johnson on Jun 14, 2008 19:10:58 GMT -5
I thought it was made here in this building.  |
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Post by Poe33 on Jun 16, 2008 15:28:42 GMT -5
But seriously- if any of you REALLY want to see the literary/historical meaning of SAMPO- check out the link I posted.
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Post by Tor Johnson on Jun 16, 2008 16:24:00 GMT -5
Why would we want to know what it really means? It's much more fun to make stuff up.
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Jun 17, 2008 9:21:43 GMT -5
Heh, you're both right!
To me, it's actually kind of a geeky cool thing to find out about the history of the whole Sampo epic. It's an eye-opener when you find out the old guy who plays the kantale was, in some versions, a much younger man who actually competed with the Lemon-Limon dude for girls. And that the evil witch Loukhi was, in some versions, similar to sexy sorceresses like Circe or Calypso in The Odyssey--tempting the heroes to forget their quest and all.
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Post by ramones76 on Sept 4, 2017 20:54:42 GMT -5
Sampo is everywhere you just gotta know where to look. Just ask other MSTies
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Sept 4, 2017 21:29:53 GMT -5
Dat bump by another one post user doe.
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Post by timmy on Sept 5, 2017 18:46:59 GMT -5
the person who runs Satellite News i think.
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