modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> The dogs are following me around like I'm the canine messiah.

Oblique tie-in: Messiah and dog...

"There is a Christian legend of unknown origin that proclaims that the
cross used to crucify Jesus was constructed of dogwood.[3] As the story
goes, during the time of Jesus, the dogwood was larger and stronger than
it is today and was the largest tree in the area of Jerusalem. After his
crucifixion, Jesus changed the plant to its current form: he shortened it
and twisted its branches to assure an end to its use for the construction
of crosses. He also transformed its inflorescence into a representation of
the crucifixion itself, with the four white bracts cross-shaped, which
represent the four corners of the cross, each bearing a rusty indentation
as of a nail and the red stamens of the flower, represents Jesus' crown of
thorns, and the clustered red fruit represent his blood." - wiki

And:

http://www.visualforces.com/images/vfp100_dogwood.jpg


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