From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Florian Blaschke"  wrote in message   
   news:fhsinl$aoc$02$1@news.t-online.com...   
   > David E. Milligan wrote:   
   >>           They talk about their souls being intertwined. Xena paints a   
   >> cross on the top of one foot as a sign they will recognize each other   
   >> in future lives.   
   >   
   > If I remember right, the symbol looks like the symbol for "female", a   
   > circle with a cross attached.   
   >   
   > Not sure how this is supposed to work though if they have different   
   > bodies in future lives, then again it might be yet another magic body   
   > painting.   
   >   
           What happens when the present Xena takes a bath - she never washes   
   that foot again?   
      
   >>           I realize the title has something to do with Naiyima telling   
   >> Gabrielle that she and Xena were like two lines in the mendhi, but   
   >> what is supposed to be between these lines?   
   >   
   > The subtext.   
   >   
   > By the way, the word is really spelled "mehndi". I think the closest   
   > English approximation to its original Hindi pronunciation is   
   > "may-hun-DEE", with the tongue at the teeth like in "thee", but I know   
   > only very little about Hindi so don't take my word for it.   
   >   
   >> But I have one major problem. And I realize this is may inflame   
   >> some/many of you out there.   
   >   
   > I don't think a personal preference, presented politely, should   
   > infuriate anyone.   
   >   
   >> I really dislike the body painting. To me, it looks too much like   
   >> tattoos, and I REALLY dislike tattoos on women.   
   >   
   > I'm not a fan of tattoos on women either, but to be honest, I don't mind   
   > them all that much because, unlike piercings, they do not change the   
   > shape of the body.   
   >   
      
           But piercings (which I'm also not so crazy about) will heal up, but   
   tats are pretty much   
   forever.   
      
      
   >> I almost was going to rate the episode a couple of points lower   
   >> because of it. But I decided to go with how much I liked it rather   
   >> than how I feel about body painting.   
   >   
   > Good.   
   >   
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   > Florian   
   > GGGHD, MWFA, HCNB   
   >   
      
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