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#18848 - Wed Sep 06 2000 01:24 PM Female Tales
Pinhead Offline
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Women in ancient times*:

In Rome: drank perfume to hide bad breath.
In Greece: were executed if watched Olympics.
In Egypt: bought jewelry for pet crocodiles.
In Rome: bathed in swan fat and donkey milk.
In Greece: counted age from marriage date.

* Egyptian men used eye shadow

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#18849 - Mon Sep 11 2000 12:53 AM Re: Female Tales
Pete32782 Offline
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and in modern times, they pour boiling hot wax on their upper thighs and rip the hairs out by the roots...i'd say this is much more disturbing
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#18850 - Mon Sep 11 2000 08:10 AM Re: Female Tales
ren32 Offline
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Well thanks for sharing, Pete....

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#18851 - Thu Sep 21 2000 08:18 PM Re: Female Tales
Donnar Offline
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You mean it's only in Rome....?

I like the Greek idea about aging from marriage.... wow, gotta be careful how I phrase that.


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#18852 - Tue Oct 10 2000 06:48 PM Re: Female Tales
tjoebigham Offline
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Y'know,Pinhead, in Gone With The Wind, Scarlett O'Hara drank perfume, just like the Roman ladies, to hide her heavy boozing from Rhett Butler. tjoeb};>

[This message has been edited by Pinhead (edited 10-10-2000).]

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#18853 - Tue Oct 10 2000 07:21 PM Re: Female Tales
Pinhead Offline
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tjoeb, click me

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