Ah, the damn Enlightenment, spoiling our fun again!

Ahem, which reminds me of a chantey, "One Hundred Years Ago" as recorded by Keith Kendrick. it goes in part (if memory serves correctly):

They used to believe that pigs could fly, oh yes, oh!
But I don't believe it, no not I,
One hundred years ago.

They thought that the moon was made of cheese, oh yes, oh!
Well, you can believe it if you please,
One hundred years ago.

They thought that the stars were set alight, oh yes, oh!
By some good angel every night,
One hundred years ago.

They hung a man for making steam, oh yes, oh!
They cast his body into a stream,
One hundred years ago.


So, if even _sailors_ started making fun of the old timer's ignorant superstitions, its no wonder the elves, dwarves, and dragons got the boot.

--Bill Brown

(tongue firmly in cheek)

PS, I sometimes add my own verse:
They said that the Bible told them so, oh yes, oh!
That the world was made not long ago,
One hundred years ago.