Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Jo, Lang (long) may yer (your) Lum (Chimney) reek (smell)! I think it originated when there wasn't much fuel about so that if your chimney smelled it must be alight and therefore you were doing okay! I know I don't post much but it is so good to know there are others in the same boat and that I am not the only one who has run ins with the docs! My research into Music as a complementary analgesic continues - I read an article yesterday that said " Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does. " (Melzack & Wall (1982) The Challenge of Pain) Okay so why have I got a sore head from banging it on the proverbial brick wall? In a jovial mood today! Love from the snowy North East where we know how to celebrate Hogmanay! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 Dear Carole, You just had to throw that last one in there, didn't you?!!! LOL OK, I'll bite: what is Hogmanay?? I'm not even going to try to figure it out - I thought lang may yer lum reek was something like long may your light shine, or long may your sheep live! I'd love to know more about your research into music as an analgesic. I know it works for me as a sleep aid - I've been playing the same CD for months at a low enough level that it doesn't intrude, yet loud enough that I don't find myself straining to hear. It's like Pavlov's dogs - I hear that music starting, and it's not long til I'm out. Or maybe a type of self-hypnosis. When is Hogmanay? St. Paddy's is BIG in Chicago; they actually dye the river green! Of course, being of almost 100% Hungarian Magyar gypsy ancestry, I celebrate St. Swithin's Day. Sometimes I cheat a little and do it early! Gypsy Jo (wanted to use that for my screen name, but Dan said no - people would think I was a stripper! LOLOL!!) Lang may yer lum reek! (and appreciation!) Jo, Lang (long) may yer (your) Lum (Chimney) reek (smell)! I think it originated when there wasn't much fuel about so that if your chimney smelled it must be alight and therefore you were doing okay! I know I don't post much but it is so good to know there are others in the same boat and that I am not the only one who has run ins with the docs! My research into Music as a complementary analgesic continues - I read an article yesterday that said " Pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does. " (Melzack & Wall (1982) The Challenge of Pain) Okay so why have I got a sore head from banging it on the proverbial brick wall? In a jovial mood today! Love from the snowy North East where we know how to celebrate Hogmanay! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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