Good old England! Things to reflect on from times gone by.

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Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 21:13 on 2nd September 2008 I'm in my house
Richard Sellers Posts: 1486 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:26 on 2nd September 2008 lmao....!!!!!
Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:30 on 2nd September 2008 On 2nd September 2008 21:11, Richard Sellers wrote: Sue,,,,you is so smart!!! btw,i am in colorado....whers u??? I am in northern Nevada, so not too far. Smart mouthed maybe Rick .
Richard Sellers Posts: 1486 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:32 on 2nd September 2008 we are practically neighbors !!! lol
Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 21:40 on 2nd September 2008 Fairy soap and liquid are both still around Rick. Dont do anything for my hands though, I use the dish washer. Lol
Richard Sellers Posts: 1486 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:41 on 2nd September 2008 lol @ Peter
Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 14:48 on 12th September 2008 Here are some facts about the 1500s: 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."
Lyn G Posts: 5530 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 14:49 on 12th September 2008 heres a couple more... England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."
Peter Evans Posts: 3049 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 15:50 on 12th September 2008 Great to know where our language comes from aint i Lyn. This is a bit like my grandmothers old house but with a slight;y smaller range. Picture by Peter Evans My grandmas house also had whitewashed stone walls.
Sue H. Posts: 3322 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:00 on 12th September 2008 Dear me, Lyn, they are nasty. Another good reason to thank the Lord for being born in the last century.