WOW! You know so much, especially Old English...was that your major . Read your beauriful note about your sister and I am still sighing. Indeed, dear Edith, you are full of love, and I am very pleased to get to know you better. I am assembling my notes into one big WORD 97 document and will sent it to you. Hugs and kisses to a LOVEly lady, -- Michel Margosis 'Carpe Diem' ----- Original Message ----- From: Edith S. Love To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Interesting things to know * 1. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were * secured on bed frames by * ropes when you pulled on the ropes the * mattress tightened, * making the bed firmer to sleep on. * That's where the phrase, * "goodnight, sleep tight" came from. * 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 English pubs, ale is ordered by pints * and quarts. So in old * England, when customers got unruly, the * bartender would yell * at them to mind their own pints and * quarts and settle down. * It's where we get the phrase "mind your * P's and Q's." * Many years ago in England, pub * frequenters had a whistle baked * into the rim or handle of their * ceramic cups. When they needed * a refill, they used the whistle to get * some service. "Wet your * whistle," is the phrase inspired by * this practice. * 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. <<<<