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Try living in the 1500's! Don't know if these are all true or not, but it does show that we ALL have it pretty easy!
The
Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature
Isn't just how you like it, think
About how things used to be. 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..
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 nice clean bed. Hence, 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 entranceway. Hence the saying a
Thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren'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. This happened most often with
Tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
The loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper
Crust..
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the
Road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on
The kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and
Eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of
Holding a wake.
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 ha d be en burying people alive. S o 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..
And
that's the truth...Now, whoever said
History was boring ! ! !
The
Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature
Isn't just how you like it, think
About how things used to be. 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..
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 nice clean bed. Hence, 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 entranceway. Hence the saying a
Thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren'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. This happened most often with
Tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
The loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper
Crust..
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the
Road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on
The kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and
Eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of
Holding a wake.
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 ha d be en burying people alive. S o 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..
And
that's the truth...Now, whoever said
History was boring ! ! !
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Try living in the 1500's! Don't know if these are all true or not, but it does show that we ALL have it pretty easy!
The
Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature
Isn't just how you like it, think
About how things used to be. 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..
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 nice clean bed. Hence, 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 entranceway. Hence the saying a
Thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren'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. This happened most often with
Tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
The loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper
Crust..
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the
Road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on
The kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and
Eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of
Holding a wake.
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 ha d be en burying people alive. S o 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..
And
that's the truth...Now, whoever said
History was boring ! ! !0 -
Ever watched that show on BBC America called "what the Victorians did for us" or what the romans did for us," what the Tudors did for us" etc. They show all this kind of stuff--like how they used urine for a lot of things and made filling for their thatch houses from mud and feces..... yeah, the good ole' days, right??0
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I guess you wouldn't have to worry about vacuuming.:bigsmile:
Well in the bars they use to order drinks in pint and Quart mugs, then when they patrons got unruly the bar maids would tell them to mind their pints and Quarts. Which then got switched to mind you P's and Q's.
Also the word GOLF originated from Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.0 -
Whoa.0
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Actually... not true! :noway: I decided to look it up one day, just for grins. And yes, it's been flying around the net for years now, but according to Snopes very few common wordsd were started as an anagram, and those are mostly 20th century. For the full article (that wouldn't let my c&p into here) go to:Also the word GOLF originated from Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp0 -
Actually... not true! :noway: I decided to look it up one day, just for grins. And yes, it's been flying around the net for years now, but according to Snopes very few common wordsd were started as an anagram, and those are mostly 20th century. For the full article (that wouldn't let my c&p into here) go to:Also the word GOLF originated from Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp
Way to break my bubble. I had actually heard that a long time ago, before internet.0 -
I don't play Golf, but am Scottish by descent, and just couldn't bear that the inventors of the game would be so openly sexist about it. :noway: Not us good and decent, hard working, fun Scots! No way!
Actually... not true! :noway: I decided to look it up one day, just for grins. And yes, it's been flying around the net for years now, but according to Snopes very few common wordsd were started as an anagram, and those are mostly 20th century. For the full article (that wouldn't let my c&p into here) go to:Also the word GOLF originated from Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp
Way to break my bubble. I had actually heard that a long time ago, before internet.
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Well way to go with the avatar Jamerz! Now I'll be forever scared of apples. :laugh:0
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Wow, that's fun stuff. I wonder how much of it is actually true?0
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Well way to go with the avatar Jamerz! Now I'll be forever scared of apples. :laugh:
Muyhahahahahahahaha....... Sumpn 'bout an apple a day? 0 -
The saved by the bell item comes from the 1800's when medicine was first truly being discovered, and autopsies being performed. There was no way to tell if a person was truly dead because equipment to hear a faint heart beat was not yet invented. Morticians and doctors alike started tying tiny bells to the fingers of the recently deceased but soon discovered that the bells didn't work when they finally discovered that dead bodies twitch from left over electrical currents in the muscles and the constant ringing of the bells became nerve racking to many practitioners. There has never been any solid evidence that people were buried alive during these times because the lack of oxygen available when buried would have most likely put people into a suffocating sleep before waking. Second, people were not entombed as they have been in modern times, therefore, once the coffins were buried they were more often than not crushed by the weight of the soil piled and packed on top of them.
Read the book titled "Stiff" if you want to learn more. It is all about what happens to our bodies after death and all the things our dead bodies are used for in scientific experiments etc. It covered the "saved by the bell" topic and all in all was VERY interesting!0 -
The saved by the bell item comes from the 1800's when medicine was first truly being discovered, and autopsies being performed. There was no way to tell if a person was truly dead because equipment to hear a faint heart beat was not yet invented. Morticians and doctors alike started tying tiny bells to the fingers of the recently deceased but soon discovered that the bells didn't work when they finally discovered that dead bodies twitch from left over electrical currents in the muscles and the constant ringing of the bells became nerve racking to many practitioners. There has never been any solid evidence that people were buried alive during these times because the lack of oxygen available when buried would have most likely put people into a suffocating sleep before waking. Second, people were not entombed as they have been in modern times, therefore, once the coffins were buried they were more often than not crushed by the weight of the soil piled and packed on top of them.
Read the book titled "Stiff" if you want to learn more. It is all about what happens to our bodies after death and all the things our dead bodies are used for in scientific experiments etc. It covered the "saved by the bell" topic and all in all was VERY interesting!
OMG! Stiff was the best book ever. Now I am reading "The American Way of Death" very good.0
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