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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Thank you, MJK, for _not_ heckling me or citing snopes or some other 
website.  I posted that Life in the 1500's thing here to start a 
discussion that might be educational and enlightening, and you have 
certainly given me food for thought.  I hope others follow suit and 
provide a glimpse of how our words today are linked to the almost 
forgotten past-a past that we all seem to want a piece of. :)

Bev

Mjkoaktreecottag AT aol.com wrote:
 Also,during the process of  removing the line fibers from their
> outer casing, they are drawn thru a series  of  spiked wooden blocks called 
> hetchels, hackles, or often heckles, so to  needle someone is to "heckle" them 
> and the person doing it a  "heckler". 

--
Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the 
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.