THECLOWNCLINIC
Monday, March 22, 2004
interesting
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by
ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making thebed
firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight "came from!!
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law,
which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than
your thumb.
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a
month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law
with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their
calendar was lunar based, this period was called the "honey month" or what
we know today as the "honeymoon."
In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had
consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted
to have a baby, they got consent of the King & the King gave them a
placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard
had F.U.C.K.(Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you
know where that came from.
