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Title: Besotted by bees. Besotted???
Post by: Understudy on June 05, 2007, 11:39:17 PM

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/capital_van_isl/story.html?id=a9803618-b255-494e-8776-3242a2a31923&k=87598 (http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/capital_van_isl/story.html?id=a9803618-b255-494e-8776-3242a2a31923&k=87598)

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Besotted by bees. Besotted???
Post by: indypartridge on June 06, 2007, 08:24:23 AM

Besot: to make dull or stupid; to muddle with drunkenness

Perhaps the writer (and editor who failed to correct it) was thinking of "Beset"?

Beset: 1) to set with ornaments; 2) trouble, harass 3) hem in; surround

"Surrounded by bees" makes more sense than "made stupid by bees", but, my bees have made me feel stupid at times.

Title: Re: Besotted by bees. Besotted???
Post by: Understudy on June 06, 2007, 08:29:13 AM

I knew what besot means, I didn't understand why it was in the title. Don't you just love editors.
:)

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Besotted by bees. Besotted???
Post by: Scadsobees on June 06, 2007, 02:07:28 PM

Daaaaa....must...get....more....hives......

If my wife knew what the word meant, she might accuse me of that :roll:

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