Sat, 12 Aug 2006

Woman finds 'God's water' gurgling from tree

I consider myself something of a connoisseur of the strange, and this tale ranks right up there ... I'll try to keep an eye peeled and see what's really up with this. If we ever find out.

Lucille Pope's red oak tree has gurgled water for about three months, and experts can't seem to get to the root of the problem.

(link) [CNN.com - Offbeat]

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On 8/12/2006 10:19:09
Ron wrote

Maybe the tree tired of being claimed by local dogs, and it's decided to mark its own territory.

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On 8/13/2006 05:27:21
Bjorngrímnir wrote

Wow...what I think is interesting is that, after all 'normal' possibilities are precluded, that it's automatically 'God's water'. Why not say that the tree is doing this of its own volition, for whatever reason? Ron pointed out a good possibility, one that I think is as good as any other possibility.

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On 8/13/2006 10:21:35
Dave H wrote

God's Territory

Well, it's "God's Water" because it's apparently supernatural - outside of the natural order of things, and that automatically makes it the territory of "God" (or Satan) in the prevailing spiritual mindset in the West. It's truly silly: but dualism always has that effect. It's either "us or them", "black or white", "up or down". There's no room for "we", "gray" or varying altitude in this mindset. Personally, I think Ron's dead on: I think the tree (or the wight[s] associated with it) "did" this all by itself, even if the ultimate cause is a broken water main or a spring. Polytheists tend to take Bill quite literally: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." (from Hamlet Act I, Scene 5) Thanks for the comments and Be well, Dave H.

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On 8/19/2006 14:13:52
Lachlann wrote

All Done

It seems that god must work at the water company. . .when they shut of the water to the house, the tree went dry. It had tapped a pipe to the garage sink!

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