And that's the state it has remained in until lately when New Europe has begun dragging it into modernity.
Old Europe.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops. - Stephen J. Gould
True, I have seen such women, actually my grandgrandmother, I remember her.
But this ancient civilization features two-storey houses in the 5th BC which is the equivalent of every teenager having their own room today. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-20156681
The latest fad is a poverty social. Every woman must wear calico,
and every man his old clothes. In addition each is fined 25 cents if
he or she does not have a patch on his or her clothing. If these
parties become a regular thing, says an exchange, won't there be
a good chance for newspaper men to shine?
If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.-Red Green
"Yo". Rocky
"Never been worried about what other people see when they look at me". Gawdzilla
"No friends currently defined." Friends & Foes.
It is an amazing fact to me that there is a planet we are familiar with which is inhabited solely by robots. It is of course, when you think about it...
Trigger Warning!!!1! :
Mars
..which was prompted by a reminder that another one is about to be added.
The latest fad is a poverty social. Every woman must wear calico,
and every man his old clothes. In addition each is fined 25 cents if
he or she does not have a patch on his or her clothing. If these
parties become a regular thing, says an exchange, won't there be
a good chance for newspaper men to shine?
[Disclaimer - if this is comes across like I think I know what I'm talking about, I want to make it clear that I don't. I'm just trying to get my thoughts down]
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
Why, oh, why are the English fatter than ever before?
The English have never been fatter, with 4 per cent of adults now morbidly obese and nine out of ten leading unhealthy lifestyles, a survey says.
Figures from the Health Survey for England found levels of morbid obesity, classed as a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above, at their highest level. The survey of almost 8,000 adults and 2,000 children found that among women, 5 per cent were morbidly obese, compared with 1 per cent in 1993