ATDTDA (1): "Carrot-head" (part 2)

Dave Monroe against.the.dave at gmail.com
Fri Jan 26 14:44:45 CST 2007


On 1/26/07, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Red hair - blessing or curse?
>
> In the Bible: In some biblical stories, evil is depicted by red hair. For
> example Judas, who betrayed Jesus for money, is described with red hair.
> Eve, too, is often drawn with red hair when eating the fruit of the Garden.

Cf. "I'll beat you like a red-headed stepchild" ...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red+headed+stepchild

http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Where_did_the_phrase_'beat_you_like_a_red-headed_stepchild'_come_from_and_what_does_it_mean



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