Re: Mojo?

From: Dave 'n' Val (davenval@springmail.com)
Date: Tue May 08 2001 - 19:35:18 CEST

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    From my favorite source for useless information:

    http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_257.html

    Dave

    On Tue, 8 May 2001 11:09:24 -0500 Aaron Shinn <ashinn@artic.edu> wrote:

    Hi James and List,
    Of the myriad slang meanings mojo might have now, I believe the
    origin to be in American Hoodoo conjurework. At least the mojo you
    hear mentioned in all those old blues songs anyway. It's usually a
    small flannel bag or charm that you carry on your person to
    "activate" a spell. A lot of general-use mojos are for luck in love,
    gambling, etc but get more special-purpose from there.
    Can anybody add to this? I'm certainly no authority.

    Got my mojo workin',
    .aaron shinn

    At 3:14 PM +0100 5/8/01, Park, James R S wrote:
    >Hey list. Sorry bout my ignorance, but what the hell does Mojo mean? I keep
    >on seeing it everywhere, but can't figure out the meaning/origin of the
    >word. Thanx in advance: james.



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