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How things used to be! An hilarious description
astronkyttaron
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6-25-2007 9:39 AM
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astronkyttaron
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Much more at the site :--DDD
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6-25-2007
6:18 PM
michellezm
Truly interesting. Thanks
6-26-2007
12:59 AM
thalliume
that was a good start for me early in the morning
6-26-2007
7:35 AM
jatfla
For real??!! :~)
6-26-2007
10:25 PM
patchworkthreads
Not for real
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">think about how things used to be</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">Here are some facts about the 1500s:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">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</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">mice</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">rats</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">sometimes the animals would</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">fall off the roof</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_howthingsusedtobe.html">hence the saying</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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