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Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

DEC 14, 2009 04:00 AM

Has anyone actually been kissed until the mistletoe? Where did it happen?

I've always found this tradition somewhat baffling.

Roethke

Roethke

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

DEC 14, 2009 01:07 PM

I always thought it was sort of a bastardization of the Gaelic mistletoe related traditions.

The plastic stuff most people hang in their houses doesn't look like mistletoe, either. Mistletoe is a green parasitic plant that fruits in the winter, making it look like a magical green bunch in the middle of an otherwise dead plant (the host tree).

Roethke

Roethke

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

DEC 14, 2009 01:09 PM

Upon wiki research (such rigour!) I'm told that the custom is from a Norse mythology.

ReverendBenzo

ReverendBenzo

Savannah, GA
September 2003

DEC 14, 2009 01:55 PM

I wear a mistletoe belt every Christmas but I never get any action. frown

Dryad

Dryad

HOPEFUL

Asheville, NC

DEC 14, 2009 04:42 PM

I never understood the mistletoe thing. Like Roethke said, it's a parasite.
I probably have kissed under the mistletoe though.

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

DEC 14, 2009 06:48 PM

Roethke said:
Upon wiki research (such rigour!) I'm told that the custom is from a Norse mythology.



Yeah I know the origins of the mistletoe having some kind of role come from Baldur, but the whole kissing under it thing never made any sense to me. Usually it's hung at home or at work - who's jumping at the bit to kiss their family / co-workers?

sitar

sitar

Philadelphia, PA
June 2004

DEC 14, 2009 09:25 PM

right, wasn't it the only plant that could kill baldar, or somesuch norse god?
also, I've kissed under it.

Lavender_

Lavender_

Netherlands
May 2009

DEC 15, 2009 10:57 AM

I've never kissed under the mistletoe, but maybe because in Europe we're not that superstitious tongue Just kidding.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
But I've kissed under the Skinny Bridge in Amsterdam, and legend has it that if you're on a boat sailing under that bridge, if you kiss your love you'll stay together forever. Yes, with my sailor.


Cockzombie

Cockzombie

Japan
July 2006

DEC 15, 2009 11:22 AM

when I worked at Trader Joes I made a hat with an extended rod that had a piece of that fake mistletoe attached to a string and I got lots of action from the customers. Other then that I haven't had any romantic experiences with it like you see in the movies.

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

DEC 15, 2009 05:36 PM

Cockzombie said:
when I worked at Trader Joes I made a hat with an extended rod that had a piece of that fake mistletoe attached to a string and I got lots of action from the customers. Other then that I haven't had any romantic experiences with it like you see in the movies.



That's pretty awesome.

Foxtrot_Uniform

Foxtrot_Uniform

Phoenix, AZ
January 2009

DEC 15, 2009 09:44 PM

I have kissed under the mistletoe. I need to find some that I can wear as a belt buckle for a Christmas party.

MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Portland, OR
August 2002

DEC 16, 2009 12:19 AM

Foxtrot_Uniform said:
I have kissed under the mistletoe. I need to find some that I can wear as a belt buckle for a Christmas party.



Oh hey, That Guy. What's up?

Invisible_Man

Invisible_Man

I'm lost
May 2009

DEC 16, 2009 02:57 AM

Mistletoe grows in abundance in the trees near my parent's home. One of my most romantic kisses ever was on a snowy, full moon night whilst taking a walk home from a Christmas party.

I apologize for the lack of snark. Apparently, I am human after all.

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

DEC 16, 2009 04:21 AM

Foxtrot_Uniform said:
I have kissed under the mistletoe. I need to find some that I can wear as a belt buckle for a Christmas party.



That's not awesome.