jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao) (12/19/85)
In article <40@drutx.UUCP> slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) writes: >Yes, but the idea was forgotten--along with so much else--during the >Middle Ages. Perhaps it was one of those horrible pagan practices >(like regular bathing, scientific inquiry, enjoyment of sex, and common >literacy) that was deemed debilitating to the masses. You know, I wonder where Brezden got the impression she is trying to perpetuate here. My memory of those times is that it was one of those civilised practises that, like the others, was all but lost in the horde of invasions of those oh-so-noble pagans, and only preserved in the books of a few monasteries. Or, how did you think we knew about it now? By the way, I first thought it funny (ha ha) that there was so much anal orientation in this newsgroup. Now it's getting boring. Can we move on to something more exciting, like how many rings the largest Sequoia has? -- Joe Yao hadron!jsdy@seismo.{CSS.GOV,ARPA,UUCP}
dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (D Gary Grady) (12/20/85)
In article <132@hadron.UUCP> jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao) writes: >In article <40@drutx.UUCP> slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) writes: >>Yes, but the idea was forgotten--along with so much else--during the >>Middle Ages. . . > >. . . My memory of those times is that . . . You're remarkably spry for your age! -- D Gary Grady Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC 27706 (919) 684-3695 USENET: {seismo,decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary