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On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 01:37:13 -0000, Robin Hamilton
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>Not just the sexual subtext ("Who would pick cherries must first learn to
>climb trees") but a medieval resonance.
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Robin,
is this a real proverb? And is it English: I would love to see the
connection between Brecht's cherry thief and this "motto".
There could be interesting connection between climbing and stealing,
semantically.
erminia