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Well I never have, nor never will hit a woman, and thought it would be inappropriate to put in something about beating a wife Actually it wasn't in the email, but I likely would have deleted it if it had been RG

Well I know, just from all the good things I've heard, that should I ever find myself in Winnipeg, Soleil is the lady I would call. RG

Another one of those for a change of pace threads...a history lesson RG They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor" But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low 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 they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell . ..... . 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 entrance-way. Hence: 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 whiskey. 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 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. Now, whoever said History was boring!!!

Sorry Couldn't resist RG

Well with all the pizza analogies, I'm going out to dinner tomorrow night, and instead of pizza, I'm going to have souvlaki RG

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Kenny Chesney-She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy RG

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Mr. Bojangles RG

Shania Twain-Dance With The One That Brought You http://www.mojvideo.com/video-shania-twain-dance-with-the-one-that-brought-you-2nafish/0aa2e7a1f2453e395fa3 RG

Sheena Easton-Strut http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xctrr6_sheena-easton-strut_music RG

Yanni-World Dance RG

Elvis Presley-Don't Be Cruel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_XXtuOvKcg RG

No need for me to worry about a comb, one thing us bald guys don't need to worry about RG

Frank Sinatra-My Way RG

Ray Price-For The Good Times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ZKIX0ICZo RG

Just recently happened to me, sort of Had a planned encounter with a lady (off EC) I was really looking forward to meeting. Then about three weeks before the encounter (and hotel reserved, everything set) get this call, family member flying in, staying for the weekend, and off/on again throughout the week I will make it up to her though. She was a good sport when I told her. And I have rebooked. Our original encounter was for two hours, to make it up, I did what I don't normally do on with a first encounter, book three hours with her RG

Happy Birthday Alexa Enjoy your special day RG

Emergency stash of money to pay for the encounter/for the hotel room and other incidentals Cell phone to call a lady RG

Very good points Soleil For the few times I've travelled on a bus, I have given up my seat to an elderly person, a pregnant woman, and hell, being the gentleman that I am, just give up your seat to a lady I practice number two quite a bit. Whether it's visiting family, and picking up steaks and cooking them, or seeing a lady (mind you I do that incall or outcall) there is something extra. And it irks me to no end, when you let a driver in, especially with heavy traffic, and not so much as a wave Thank you for the post RG

Good point Shortcake You know, I didn't get spanked a lot, but funny thing is, the spankings I did get I remember to this day, and I did deserve them RG

Not if it hurts going down (sorry for the pun)...and if that was the first pizza you had, you'd never want pizza again RG

I don't know what happened to those days. I was raised the same way. I know I hold doors, say please/thank you. Try to be a courteous driver (letting someone in etc) Basically I treat others as I would like to be treated But where has it gone, I certainly notice it seems to be lost on a lot of people. But whether someone else is discourteous or not, I don't lower myself down to that level, I still remain courteous and respectful Thank you for the thread RG

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