tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post5196745879638055956..comments2023-10-18T15:53:12.984+01:00Comments on Debbie Does London: Owl Is Out To Trick You - 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-76437744196065972612012-06-07T15:04:30.809+01:002012-06-07T15:04:30.809+01:00You must have a pretty good idea of how old I am, ...You must have a pretty good idea of how old I am, Debs, thanks to your googling. But we won't discuss that here!<br /><br />Thanks for that classical tidbit. I'm sure you could write an interesting article titled "Owls - wise or stupid?"Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-34689203813491725762012-06-07T11:52:28.576+01:002012-06-07T11:52:28.576+01:00I thought it was the Ancient Greeks that made the ...I thought it was the Ancient Greeks that made the connection, because Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom, was often paired with an owl. Are you really that old? According to wikipedia, Billy Bunter certainly isn't (he was conceived in the 1890's).<br /><br />Another interesting nugget of wikiwisdom: "The name Bunter was in common use at the time, due to the popularity of a patent medicine known as Bunter's Nervine Tonic. It also meant a low vulgar woman."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935543648023029783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836797656035969.post-4110968805769291912012-06-04T20:12:37.536+01:002012-06-04T20:12:37.536+01:00Hah, what an arrogant owl! But I give her credit f...Hah, what an arrogant owl! But I give her credit for doing no harm. I wonder when owls were first associated with wisdom. It wasn't always so, because Billy Bunter was called "the Fat Owl of the Remove".Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com