If all you Boyds are like my passel you have minds that are constantly curious about every and anything. It appears to have been a characteristic of the line for as far back as I have gotten. On Aug 16, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Karen McMillan wrote: > Some how - and I am not sure its all meaningful, but I am learning a > little > more about the ClanBoyd's thinking! But the trivia is interesting! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Curtis [mailto:jcurtis@infowest.com] > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:56 PM > To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Boyd] blue dye > > No, but I've traveled the Middle East, and I've read a lot obout > Muhammad in > Medina. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> > To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Boyd] blue dye > > >> It appears to have been a quaint Judeo Christian Muslim concept. Ever >> read "The Red Tent"? >> >> >> On Aug 15, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Jan Curtis wrote: >> >>> LOL - who came up with the idea that men are better than women...some >>> man in >>> the Middle East? >>> >>> Jan >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Quint Hart" <qhart@plmw.com> >>> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:22 PM >>> Subject: [Boyd] blue dye >>> >>> >>>> Guess I'll jump in on the blue color. >>>> >>>> blue was harder to obtain and more expensive. So ----- as male >>>> offspring >>>> were considered more valuable than female they got the blue >>>> blankets, >>>> clothes, etc, while the easier, cheaper pink colors were given to >>>> the >>> girls. >>>> >>>> Emalu >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>>> RING OF BOYDS >>>> http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>>> >>>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>>> trees >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>> >>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>> trees >>> >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >> trees >> >> >> > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >