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Hi Lisa! 
WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 18
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Thought everyone could use some education!
Interesting History
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 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 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.
And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring!!!
So...get out there and educate someone!
Interesting History
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 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 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.
And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring!!!
So...get out there and educate someone!
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I'm not sure if I was porridge for dinner or tomatoes!!! 
Good one!!!
Good one!!!
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Well, the QM is singing again today... at Baptist health center which is only about 1/4 mile away from home. I've been told I'm not allowed to go to any of the performances until the one at the Glenville Sr. Center (home base...) I think she's afraid of screwing up the words if I'm there. Although they've been singing mostly at nursing homes and such so I don't know if 1/2 the people would have noticed... 
The meatloaf came out sort of ok... have to not cook it so long. One of my friends on FB sent me the link to Martha Stewarts meatloaf... I told mom she's gonna hate ML by the time I'm finished experimenting!!!
The meatloaf came out sort of ok... have to not cook it so long. One of my friends on FB sent me the link to Martha Stewarts meatloaf... I told mom she's gonna hate ML by the time I'm finished experimenting!!!
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Kathe gets off the Magic today....hope she reports in with updates on the dry dock and stories of her adventures.
WELCOME HOME KATYPOP!!!
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WELCOME HOME KATYPOP!!!
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YOU just want to know about Daniel.......................
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Marilyn...
Happy 16,000 th post...
& "how you doing???" You're beginning to sound like the Sopranos!!! (Ok... inside Jersey joke...
)
Hanging in there...
The QM and I just did brunch... and we've decided that we MUST go to the land of the blowy lakes for Thanksgiving... no idea how we're gonna get there yet... but we'll see...
& you Marilyn... how is Merry Ole since your return?
Happy 16,000 th post...
& "how you doing???" You're beginning to sound like the Sopranos!!!
(Ok... inside Jersey joke...) Hanging in there...
The QM and I just did brunch... and we've decided that we MUST go to the land of the blowy lakes for Thanksgiving... no idea how we're gonna get there yet... but we'll see...
& you Marilyn... how is Merry Ole since your return?
ibouncetoo
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YOU just want to know about Daniel.......................
No, no Daniel that cruise....SIMONE!
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Marilyn...
Happy 16,000 th post...
& "how you doing???" You're beginning to sound like the Sopranos!!!
Hanging in there...
The QM and I just did brunch... and we've decided that we MUST go to the land of the blowy lakes for Thanksgiving... no idea how we're gonna get there yet... but we'll see...
& you Marilyn... how is Merry Ole since your return?
Oh dear, I hadn't noticed my post count had taken a big jump!!!
Can you drive to Chicago? Ok, I do know it is a long way, but you could have an overnight stop somewhere nice. Though of course it could be snowing by then. Mmmm, scrub that idea.
Merry Ole whatever is flipping cold, really, and not just because we have come from a long stay in hot weather. Though, that doesn't help, nor does being tired. Back has flared up again, so it is objecting to being home too.
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We might drive... depends... we can always take out the conestoga wagon and head west... Eat off the land... get to Ian's house in time for Easter... although they don't cook for that holiday... Maybe a veggie burger down the street...
sorry about the flipping cold. We are going to finally have Indian Summer this week...back up to almost 70... which is a false comfort right before the ice age sets in for the season..
We might drive... depends... we can always take out the conestoga wagon and head west... Eat off the land... get to Ian's house in time for Easter... although they don't cook for that holiday... Maybe a veggie burger down the street...
sorry about the flipping cold. We are going to finally have Indian Summer this week...back up to almost 70... which is a false comfort right before the ice age sets in for the season..
The thing is you get hotter in the summer than we do, but a lot colder in the winter. Make the most of the Indian Summer. I fear one is NOT coming our way, though the temperatures should improve on what they are at the moment.
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I'm sending it your way... I'm afraid it might get lost a little over Newfoundland...
ibouncetoo
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Attention all Thieves who are cruising LA/Vancouver and/or 1st Alaska
Ken needs confirmed names/info for the lanyards. I've giving him mine for the B2B along with Kathe and Monica. Monica, you will have to PM him with the info for the Alaska cruise for your friend.
He's keeping three separate lists for B2B/LA-Vancouver only/Alaska only (don't know if they are doing a separate 'logo' for each of these).
PM kpros and here is the thread if you need it: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38704378#post38704378
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thanks Jackie - I've made my presence known on the B2B - as I've said I doubt we'll be on both BUT ---- never say never and we are booked so who knows maybe I'll just stay on board and let the office figure out who, what and when to pay everyone
btw - if ya haven't heard Willie took 2nd place today in his 2nd time in Mini-Max Rotax
It was a very wet day - and he kept his cool and let everyone spin out around him and drove it in for 2nd place. He is BACK!!!! 
btw - if ya haven't heard Willie took 2nd place today in his 2nd time in Mini-Max Rotax
It was a very wet day - and he kept his cool and let everyone spin out around him and drove it in for 2nd place. He is BACK!!!! EllaEnchanted
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For Marilyn....this is the graphic that PJ did and we just made it into shirts.
Hi to everyone here... just a clarification. If anyone is sailing on these 2 cruises come to the threads get your names on the roster(s). Ken is keying his entries off of the cruise rosters... Thanks.
I'm taking care of the LA-Vancouver REPO and BobandLee is taking care of the First Alaskan.
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