I thought it was related to the fly agaric mushroom's colours.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 10:52, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A6084218
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 10:53, Reply)

Ooooh
It's like QI this, without the gratuitous Alan Davies
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 10:58, Reply)

That's a really interesting read
and I believe the arguments to be pretty persuasive, too. A similar case is made for the idea of witches flying and having toads as pets - if you lick the backs of certain species of toad you trip the fuck on out, I understand.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:04, Reply)

Linked to the idea of the viking Berzerkers as well.

( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:27, Reply)

That website looks like shit written by wankers.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:02, Reply)

Whilst that may be true
I've seent the arguments being made by anthropolists on a BBC2 documentary so I wouldn't write them off on that basis.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:06, Reply)

I would
Anyone that makes their argument on the internet using a website is almost certainly more wrong than Monty Boyce at a music convention.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:10, Reply)

I don't buy it.
Seems more likely that Santa looks like St Nicholas on account of them being the same persons.
(The Personality Horse www.tinyurl.com/perhor, Fri 23 Dec 2011, 11:12, Reply)