In modern media portrayals, the Devil is often portrayed as this suave mastermind who is always several steps ahead of any mortal. But in German folklore, his portrayal was rather different - quite frequently he was the butt of jokes. The following tale serves as a good example (and one which would not be out of place in an old...
Hi I'm Carolyn, a vertebrate zoologist of sorts from Delhi, India. Like most people with an interest in natural history, I have fondnesses for anthropological, especially ethnological, and historical topics as well.
My interests are European and Ancient Near Eastern myth, from mainly the structuralist perspective. Particularly I am interested in the potential of philology and mythography, in reconstructing ancient migrations, predicting population affinities, and identifying cultural substrates and superstrates.
I have, for lack of a better term, a duckweed infestation. I've been scooping out some of it every day, but it's tedious and seemingly ineffective, as it multiplies every night....
It's a matter of mechanical removal - what you call 'scooping' - or introducing a herbivore to control the plants multiplication by vegetative propagation. Mechanical removal is actually great for exporting nasties from the aquarium water, though.
The Devil as a Fool
In modern media portrayals, the Devil is often portrayed as this suave mastermind who is always several steps ahead of any mortal. But in German folklore, his portrayal was rather different - quite frequently he was the butt of jokes. The following tale serves as a good example (and one which would not be out of place in an old...
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Tips on removing/eliminating duckweed?
I have, for lack of a better term, a duckweed infestation. I've been scooping out some of it every day, but it's tedious and seemingly ineffective, as it multiplies every night....