Most people had one set of clothes. They slept in them, they worked in them and God knows what else. Their underwear must have been absolutely disgusting.
I suppose the rich and the nobility took a lot of baths, but the average serf must have stunk to the high heavens.
I really need to focus my thoughts in a more productive direction.
1
Actually, underwear was a luxury that most couldn't afford.
Now you know where perfume came from.
Posted by: Moodie at May 03, 2006 12:30 PM (8RKIo)
2
Not to hijack this post, but - the real question is - whatever happened to this kind of timeless humor? What was last movie you saw with lines this memorable:
...
I'm not dead!
'Ere. He says he's not dead!
Yes, he is.
I'm not!
He isn't?
Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.
I'm getting better!
No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.
Oh, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
I don't want to go on the cart!
Oh, don't be such a baby.
I can't take him.
I feel fine!
...
Posted by: Clancy at May 03, 2006 12:55 PM (JxYJc)
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That's also why in some Midieval and early Renaissance portraits, you see the person seated with a small pet - something for the fleas and pestilence resultant of the person's hippie-istic bathing habits to be more attracted to.
But that being said, I mean, there are still a lot of people in this world who smell bad and don't bathe on the regular: the aforementioned hippie crowd, kids between the ages of seven and 10, the French, Jenelle Spinster - the list goes on for miles!
Posted by: shank at May 03, 2006 01:32 PM (+H1yK)
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Actually, affording it had nothing to do with it...it just wasn't around.
Posted by: Jenelle at May 03, 2006 01:36 PM (3VE8T)
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I feel happy happy happy...
Isn't there anything you can do?
..happy happy happy hap--Thud!--
Oh, thank you very much.
I'll see you Thursday.
:-D
Posted by: tommy at May 03, 2006 06:13 PM (ZIRzQ)
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If my memory of school days is correct, they also thought bathing was unhealthy. Would make them get sick, which during above-mentioned times would/could be deadly.
As if the stench would keep the Koodies away! I think NOT!
Posted by: Judi at May 03, 2006 08:12 PM (yv9OA)
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Clancy - that's a monty python quote.
Do I get points?
Posted by: Tiffani at May 04, 2006 08:53 AM (KE4Gu)
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No points for you. All Pythonisms are excluded. Too played, don't you know.
Posted by: Jim at May 04, 2006 07:47 PM (oqu5j)
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I missed that bulletin. Damn. We don't hear from you in ages...and then this is what I get? A No Point For You?
Posted by: Tiffani at May 05, 2006 10:25 AM (KE4Gu)
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You keep up with the ratchet-jaw and you're going to be
minus points, missy!
Posted by: shank at May 05, 2006 10:58 AM (+H1yK)
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I don't care....I'm not scared...NO one is doing the point thing on here anyway. How long has it been????
But I still Adore you guys!
Posted by: Tiffani at May 05, 2006 11:43 AM (KE4Gu)
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