-Caveat Lector- YnrChyldzWyld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > On Sat, 15 May 1999, Crimm Sun wrote: > >Hrmm. Well, the only reason I thought the bubonic plague had something to do > >with washing was that I remember being taught that sometime in public school. > > I can't remember when. I spoke with a friend of mine today and he also > >remembers being taught that, and he and I did not go to the same elementary > >or middle schools. > > Probably a case of your teachers wishing to ingrain the habit of washing > your hands, and so they said something like "You have to wash your hands, > or else you'll get the plague!" > Heck, my German grandmother taught me always to cover my mouth when I yawned, to keep bugs from flying in... (This seems to have been her bowdlerized version of what she was undoubtedly taught as a girl, namely that if you don't cover your mouth when you yawn the Devil will reach in and snatch your soul.) Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
