Swan Eaters: A Mug

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2 total messages Started by Lynn McGuire Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:53

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Author: Lynn McGuire
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:53

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Swan Eaters: A Mug
    https://www.gocomics.com/swan-eaters/2025/07/07

Ok, that is gross.   Baba Yaga uses the skull of an enemy as her mug.

Lynn

Re: Swan Eaters: A Mug

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Author: Paul S Person
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:52

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On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 13:53:16 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>Swan Eaters: A Mug
>    https://www.gocomics.com/swan-eaters/2025/07/07
>
>Ok, that is gross.   Baba Yaga uses the skull of an enemy as her mug.

Gross but not unheard of: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_cup>

Here's one example:

In 1510, Shah Ismail I defeated and slew Muhammad Shaybani, founder of
the Shaybanid Empire in present-day Uzbekistan, in battle. The Shah
had his enemy's body dismembered and the parts were sent to various
areas of the empire for display, while his skull was coated in gold
and made into a jewelled drinking goblet.

Plenty of other examples, including European examples, are given.
-- 
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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