Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Oh My! She Gave him What??

Lucy just alerted me to a great article about the carnal side of Georgian England. She obviously knows what I enjoy reading about. Tony Perrottet writes about the lusty times we all adore, which covers such nasty bits like lovers' hair keepsakes; and I'm not referring to that which is on your head. Oh my!

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  1. what!?

    [is it possible to insert sound here?]

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  2. Have I scandalized your sensibilities, Emmeline?

    Or I could just not be making sense due to lack of sleep too... :/

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  3. "Oh my!" **blushes and covers mouth with fan**

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  4. Hehehe - the second part is even better ... I especially love the women showing up with masks on so they can check whether their husbands are there before they reveal their identities - I can imagine a woman leaving and the men all wondering if it's their wife ... Tee-hee!

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  5. The part about having the keepsake fashioned into a decorative adornment and wearing it on hats in public blew my mind...

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  6. Me too; the visual I had was like something out of Pink Flamingos

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  7. Lets hope the English people forget the Victorian episode and get back to their real nature!

    Thank you for sharing the article.

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  8. My goodness! Finding that would be quite a surprise. (Giggling like schoolgirl.)

    Pink Flamingos, lol!

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  9. I think the English forgot Victorian times once Edward reigned.

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