tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post5188590147591772527..comments2017-08-18T19:09:16.431-04:00Comments on Chatham Rabbit: Love Rabbit (1906, 1907, 1909, 1913)Will Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14656668190219068914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-53690072050026146042007-09-25T20:26:00.000-04:002007-09-25T20:26:00.000-04:00I think it would appropriate here to note that the...I think it would appropriate here to note that the somewhat mythologized version of himself that Eminem played in <B>8 Mile</B> was nicknamed B-Rabbit, a trickster who suckers MCs into riffing on his whiteness during battles, only to turn this to his advantage. Brer Rabbit = B-Rabbit? Not too unlikely a connection. Check this out:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iICTtMJwwLwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-62387738784302536992007-09-24T18:54:00.000-04:002007-09-24T18:54:00.000-04:00That has absolutely nothing to do with either rabb...That has absolutely nothing to do with either rabbits or love.Will Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656668190219068914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-53722725239043632092007-09-24T18:27:00.000-04:002007-09-24T18:27:00.000-04:00Lastly, I was able to find this wikipedia article ...Lastly, I was able to find this wikipedia article on wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>"Wikipedia (IPA: /ˌwikiˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwikiˈpeːdi.ə/ or /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/) (Audio (U.S.) (help·info)) is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization."<BR/><BR/>Mirror is now perfectly aligned with mirror. Behold the infinite.<BR/><BR/>Quote taken from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikipediaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-7213033624753062262007-09-24T14:29:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:29:00.000-04:00Rabbits appear often as trickster figures in moder...Rabbits appear often as trickster figures in modern literature and contemporary pop culture.<BR/><BR/>* The rabbit in <I>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</I> and the title of the first chapter, "Down the Rabbit-Hole" inspired a vernacular phrase meaning "in a non-linear realm". The famous druggie song "White Rabbit" references the book.<BR/><BR/>* The rabbit is the object of the iconic magician's trick of pulling something from a hat. Perhaps a reference to the animal's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny" REL="nofollow">famous fecundity</A>?<BR/><BR/>* <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny" REL="nofollow">Bugs Bunny, triumphant trickster</A>.<BR/><BR/>* In the US, a breakfast cereal called <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_(cereal)" REL="nofollow">Trix</A> features a rabbit as its advertising mascot. The rabbit tries unsuccessfully to trick children into giving him the cereal, making him a kind of anti-Bugs. According to the Wikipedia link above, the original mascot for Trix was a flamingo.Will Sextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656668190219068914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-12480694328518555232007-09-24T13:38:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:38:00.000-04:00Some interesting Cherokee rabbit lore:"First and m...Some interesting Cherokee rabbit lore:<BR/><BR/>"First and most prominent in the animal myths is the Rabbit (Tsistu), who figures always as a trickster and deceiver, generally malicious, but often beaten at his own game by those whom he had intended to victimize. The connection of the rabbit with the dawn god and the relation of the Indian myths to the stories current among the southern negroes are discussed in another place.<BR/><BR/>Ball players while in training are forbidden to eat the flesh of the rabbit, because this animal so easily becomes confused in running. On the other hand, their spies seek opportunity to strew along the path which must be taken by their rivals a soup made of rabbit hamstrings, with the purpose of rendering them timorous in action."<BR/><BR/>Comment taken from here: http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheFour-footedTribes-Cherokee.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019547018376724364.post-50262960533496298312007-09-24T10:02:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:02:00.000-04:00Humans' relationship with rabbitsHumans' relations...Humans' relationship with rabbits<BR/><BR/>Humans' relationship with the European (sometimes called true) rabbit was first recorded by the Phoenicians earlier than 1000 BC, when they termed the Iberian Peninsula i-shfaním (literally, the land of the hyraxes). This phrase is pronounced identically in modern Hebrew: i (אי) meaning island and shafan (שפן) meaning hyrax; shfaním (שפנים) is the plural form. Phoenicians called the local rabbits hyraxes because hyraxes resemble rabbits in some ways, and were probably more common than rabbits in their native land (the Levant) at the time. Hyraxes, like rabbits, are not rodents. According to one theory, Romans converted the phrase i-shfaním to its Latin form, Hispania, which evolved into the modern Spanish word España, English Spain, and such other variations of modern languages. The precise meaning of shafan remains unclear, but the balance of opinion appears to indicate that the hyrax is indeed the intended meaning.[4]<BR/><BR/>The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is the only species of rabbit to be domesticated. All pet breeds of rabbits, such as dwarf lops and angoras, are of this species. However, rabbits and humans interact in many different ways beyond domestication. Rabbits are an example of an animal that is treated as food, pet, and pest by members of the same culture.<BR/><BR/>Quote taken from Wikipedia:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rabbit<BR/><BR/>Folklore and mythology<BR/><BR/>The rabbit often appears in folklore as the trickster archetype, as he uses his cunning to outwit his enemies.<BR/><BR/> * In Chinese literature, rabbits accompany Chang'e on the Moon. Also associated with the Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year), rabbits are also one of the twelve celestial animals in the Chinese Zodiac for the Chinese calendar. It is interesting to note that the Vietnamese lunar new year replaced the rabbit with a cat in their calendar, as rabbits did not inhabit Vietnam.<BR/><BR/> * In Japanese tradition, rabbits live on the Moon where they make mochi, the popular snack of mashed sticky rice. This comes from interpreting the pattern of dark patches on the moon as a rabbit standing on tiptoes on the left pounding on an usu, a Japanese mortar (See also: Moon rabbit). A popular culture manifestation of this tradition can be found in the character title character of Sailor Moon, whose name is Usagi Tsukino, a Japanese pun on the words "rabbit of the moon." Similarly, Japanese-American Stan Sakai's comic book character Usagi Miyamoto from Usagi Yojimbo is an anthropomorphized rabbit who is a samurai, based loosely on Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.<BR/><BR/> * A Korean myth similar to the Japanese counterpart also presents rabbits living on the moon making rice cakes (Tteok in Korean), although not specified as mochi (rice cakes that have sweet red bean paste fillings).<BR/><BR/> * In Aztec mythology, a pantheon of four hundred rabbit gods known as Centzon Totochtin, led by Ometotchtli or Two Rabbit, represented fertility, parties, and drunkenness.<BR/><BR/> * In Native American Ojibwe mythology, Nanabozho, or Great Rabbit, is an important deity related to the creation of the world.<BR/><BR/> * In the folklore of the United States, a rabbit's foot is frequently carried as an amulet, and is often used as keychain, where it is thought to bring luck. The practice derives from the system of African-American folk magic called hoodoo.<BR/><BR/> * In Central Africa "Kalulu" the rabbit is widely known as a tricky character, getting the better of bargains. [citation needed]<BR/><BR/> * In Jewish folklore, rabbits (shfanim) are associated with cowardice.<BR/><BR/>On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is said to be unlucky and speaking its name can cause upset with older residents. This is thought to date back to early times in the quarrying industry, where piles of extracted stone (not fit for sale) were built into tall rough walls (to save space) directly behind the working quarry face; the rabbit's natural tendency to burrow would weaken these "walls" and cause collapse, often resulting in injuries or even death.<BR/><BR/>The name rabbit is often substituted with words such as “long ears” or “underground mutton”, so as not to have to say the proper name and bring bad luck to one’s self. It is said that a Public House (on the Island) can be cleared of people by calling out the word rabbit and while this was very true in the past, it has gradually become more fable than fact over the past 50 years.<BR/><BR/>Quote taken from Wikipedia:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit<BR/><BR/>I really like the Aztec's view of our snuggly little friends.<BR/>/AnnaFröken Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601654926537414927noreply@blogger.com