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kimmy
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 01:03 - Edited by: kimmy
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DID YOU KNOW? IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF YORE :
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying... It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your bed. A bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor.
The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
(YOU KNEW ALL THAT, DIDN'T YOU ?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. Tomatoes were the most common acidic food, so for 400 years tomatoes were considered poisonous.
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Bobbybuttmunch
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 05:18
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Poker AND an education. Thanks a lot Kimmy.
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MMxx
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 16:56
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no, I didn't know
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petey7
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:02
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i couldnt have lived back then
wulda sucked
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craigd
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:13
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hahaha i agree petey imagine a mouse falling onto ur bed ewwww
kimmy where do u get this information? it was very eye opening lmao
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gaz2002
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 17:19
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WhistleBlower
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 18:37
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wow i love interesting reads! nice one kimmyyyyyyyyy
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hovis
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 02:55
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You mean you live diferently?
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craigd
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 09:22
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lmao hovis u make me laugh
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Gudge
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 12:12
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Hope you have not been living like that too long Kimmy I would hate to come round your house - Smelly Wonka's, Umpa Lumpa's falling on her head and stew that had not been stirred for a week cuase you been playing too much poker
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kimmy
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 12:29 - Edited by: kimmy
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ummm
hahahahahaha
Don't worry Gudge we live in luxury lmao
WhistleBlower... Long time no see...
How have you been?
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