And the chain mail undies would pinch something rotten when they got
rusty.
God of course smile on the devout by taking them early - pneumonically.
I'm a firm believer in wrapping your chilly bits in lard impregnated
rags and not washing until spring.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 21/11/2007, at 10:47 AM, Garth Wood wrote:
> I was wondering the same thing -- some of those old Norman churches
> get
> insanely cold and damp during winter. I oftentimes wonder how the
> worshippers of old put up with it -- especially since, back in the
> day,
> there were no such things as pews. They either stood or knelt on the
> stone floor (which was probably filthy, besides being cold).
>
> Mind you, their day-to-day living conditions were probably even worse,
> if you can imagine...
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