Just Wondering...

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From: mrslibrarian
Subject: Re: Just Wondering...
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Date: 1/23/00 6:22 pm  (ET)

Titillandus is given in my Latin dictionary as tickle, no question. Draco,
however, has several meanings, including Draco the Athenian lawgiver (as
in Draconian laws), a cohort's standard and an old vine branch. While
the idea of not being able to tickle a sleeping old Athenian amuses, I
tend to go with the dragon/snake/serpent theory. The Latin word draco,
incidentally, comes from the Greek dracon, "a kind of serpent, dragon"
according to the same dictionary.
Back to the real world.....