Kissing.

[Ducado]

In Roman times the Emperor Commodus is alledged to have served human excrement up at a banquet and made them all eat it and then kiss each before letting tigers loose on them.

Seems like a lovely bloke.

He was up there with Nero and Caligula in terms of depravity.

One of them, i cant recall which as its a long time ago since i read about it, had anybody with a small cock executed, despite himself being endowed with what historians called a walnut.

It was fascinating stuff reading about the excesses of these people as they considered themselves Gods.

It's actually debatable that Nero was as bad as he was made out to me, certainly a lot of the stuff was posthumously made up.

People did clean their teeth not to the extent that we do, but they did try, as for the Victorians all having black teeth nonsense absolute nonsense.

Body odour is another thing, for much of the time human beings have lived on earth, the opportunities to have a bath were quite limited, so people smelt, but it was OK because everyone smelt the same

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

In Victorian times people rubbed noses as a sign of affection.

In Roman times the Emperor Commodus is alledged to have served human excrement up at a banquet and made them all eat it and then kiss each before letting tigers loose on them.

Invite him on the next night out for a laugh.

 

[colourmeblue]

In Victorian times people rubbed noses as a sign of affection.

In Roman times the Emperor Commodus is alledged to have served human excrement up at a banquet and made them all eat it and then kiss each before letting tigers loose on them.

Commodus eh? he had a sister you know...Incontinentia

;0)

 

[Blootoof]

In Roman times the Emperor Commodus is alledged to have served human excrement up at a banquet and made them all eat it and then kiss each before letting tigers loose on them.

Seems like a lovely bloke.

That reminds me of a party in Hulme for some reason

 

[mackenzie]

I saw a programme saying that the Victorians had black teeth and the women used fans not to cool themselves but to stop people smelling their mouths. Maybe I should have narrowed it down to Victorians.

Nonsense

I think he might mean the Elizabethans. When sugar was first introduced into the country, only the very rich could afford it. Strange as it may seem to us, black and rotting teeth were seen as a sign of immense wealth.

He must mean the Elizabethans (the rotten teeth) and the fact about sugar is correct.
However, I'm not too sure where the rubbing noses bit comes in because I'm pretty sure even the Elizabethans, never mind the Victorians, didn't have to adopt that.

 

[Rascal]

Nonsense

I think he might mean the Elizabethans. When sugar was first introduced into the country, only the very rich could afford it. Strange as it may seem to us, black and rotting teeth were seen as a sign of immense wealth.

He must mean the Elizabethans (the rotten teeth) and the fact about sugar is correct.
However, I'm not too sure where the rubbing noses bit comes in because I'm pretty sure even the Elizabethans, never mind the Victorians, didn't have to adopt that.

Have you never seen My Familys homely to the Victorian age lol

 

[Anonymous]

Years ago, and I mean in Victorian times and earlier, nobody had toothbrushes, toothpaste or mouthwash and everyones teeth were rotten. Did people still kiss each other? ( On the lips I mean).

I don't know about Victorian times , but even in the 1960's i don't recall dental care being up to much ...... i don't think i even went anywhere near a dentist until i was 18 (1975) , and even then it was only cos i was in complete agony !

Back then i think i saw a dental van turn up at my school every 12 months or so , and that was about it ..... and it never seemed to have many customers!

You look around today at people who are in their fifties and older , and most of them have rotten teeth , or have dentures fitted !

in fact there are also an awful lot of young 'uns around who look as though they're riddled with gingivitis , have rotten teeth , or are missing teeth .

 

[mackenzie]

I think he might mean the Elizabethans. When sugar was first introduced into the country, only the very rich could afford it. Strange as it may seem to us, black and rotting teeth were seen as a sign of immense wealth.

He must mean the Elizabethans (the rotten teeth) and the fact about sugar is correct.
However, I'm not too sure where the rubbing noses bit comes in because I'm pretty sure even the Elizabethans, never mind the Victorians, didn't have to adopt that.

Have you never seen My Familys homely to the Victorian age lol

No?
Tell me more ;-)

 

[Aphex]

Seems like a lovely bloke.

He was up there with Nero and Caligula in terms of depravity.

One of them, i cant recall which as its a long time ago since i read about it, had anybody with a small cock executed, despite himself being endowed with what historians called a walnut.

It was fascinating stuff reading about the excesses of these people as they considered themselves Gods.

It's actually debatable that Nero was as bad as he was made out to me, certainly a lot of the stuff was posthumously made up.

People did clean their teeth not to the extent that we do, but they did try, as for the Victorians all having black teeth nonsense absolute nonsense.

Body odour is another thing, for much of the time human beings have lived on earth, the opportunities to have a bath were quite limited, so people smelt, but it was OK because everyone smelt the same

I don't know, in Star Trek he was a right shit.

 

[jacko74]

I read somewhere that the origins of kissing are to do with the man giving the woman a form of 'inoculation' to any harmful pathogens that he might have that could affect the health of any baby that they might go on to have together.

So if thats the case, kissing has surely been around for thousands of years?