> I can't take the credit for some of these as a friend sent
> them to me.
> They are facts/findings if you will from around 1500AD...
> So keep that in mind when you read them...
>
> How about this...
>
> 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..
Jaycee, You've got that magic touch to lighten the moment!!
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