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  • e|mo
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    • 02 May `03, 1:29PM

      In Shakespeare's time, matteresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.

      That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from!

  • e|mo
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    • 02 May `03, 1:29PM

      The "rule of the thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

  • e|mo
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    • 02 May `03, 1:30PM

      It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and becausetheir calender was lunar based, this period was called the "honeymoon."

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    • 02 May `03, 1:30PM

      In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had the
      consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King & he gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of King) on it. Now you know where that came from.

  • Si|verGer
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    • 16 May `03, 6:46PM
      Originally posted by e|mo:
      The "rule of the thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

      but tis rule dun always work..sadly...

  • e|mo
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    • 17 May `03, 8:41AM
      Originally posted by Si|verGer:
      but tis rule dun always work..sadly...

      juz a saying.. Laughing

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