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megadread Dec 11, 2010 00:31:25
Replying to nigelswift

"Holy". ?
Just more mumbo jumbo.
Has it ever performed a "miracle". ?
It was mindless vandalism yes, and though i hate to see a tree destroyed just plant another and move on.
Just my 2 penneth.

http://www.break.com/index/hippies-wail-for-dead-trees.html

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Dec 11, 2010 09:07:42
Replying to megadread

megadread wrote:
"Holy". ?
Just more mumbo jumbo.
Has it ever performed a "miracle". ?
It was mindless vandalism yes, and though i hate to see a tree destroyed just plant another and move on.
Just my 2 penneth.

http://www.break.com/index/hippies-wail-for-dead-trees.html

You can't pull the wool over our eyes, I saw you in that video clip wailing away. No wonder you've not been on-line for the last few weeks!! (tic)

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Dec 11, 2010 09:09:02
Replying to megadread

It's not holy because it performs miracles, it's supposed to be holy because Joseph of Arimathea brought the original bit over as a staff and it grew when he stuck it in the ground. As Stonelifter implies, that kind of behaviour from trees isn't so unacceptable.

Yeah yeah it might never have happened. And that tree might not be a descendent of one of the 'real' one (it was planted in the 50s? presumably from a bit from one of the trees at the abbey? i don't know). But surely you can appreciate a bit of the cultural significance the thing has for the local people, it's part of the identity of the place, a tangible link with all the glastonbury legends (yes, mumbo jumbo) that contribute to what the town is.

YEah it's just a tree but have you no romance? I think you're being a bit mean :) But I think you're right, they should get planting another one.