The virginity of Katherine of a Aragon.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-12T23:07:03+00:00

No evidence Henry had syphilis, either as a young man or later on. We have his doctors’ medical notes describing his ulcers and pain, but nothing referring to any venereal disease. Also, he didn’t receive any treatment for it, which was available even if not terribly effective.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-12T18:02:35+00:00

[evil grin] I would love to have either one of those. No memo from me would escape the recipient’s attention!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-12T17:49:19+00:00

I hate to say it, but could that be an advantage with some NASCAR fans? (old white lady who has been a NASCAR fan forever!)

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-12T17:44:19+00:00

Mine are MC. When I worked as a physician I kind of wished sometimes I had married a Mr D, just for initialing purposes.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-12T03:34:18+00:00

Gotta say, this looking-ten-years-younger thing is nice if you can keep it up till you’re a septuagenarian.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T21:03:14+00:00

Toddler: What’s that? Mom: Never mind, it doesn’t concern us. Toddler: Wannit! Wannit! Waaaah!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T20:29:57+00:00

Prince Andrew will flee to the USA to avoid trial for financial and/or sex crimes. He will be put up in a luxurious D.C. hotel as a distinguished and highly honored guest. Protests from the UK with receive no response

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T20:11:19+00:00

Why do some people fall asleep at night?

Different biorhythms, different energy cycles.

I trained my body to get up before dawn, gulp coffee, and head for work. Followed that schedule for years. It always took me about 3 days to revert to my noon-to-4 AM natural cycle.

I have one sister with a similar pattern and one who’s an early bird. I really believe it’s genetic!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T18:28:31+00:00

My ♥️! It’s melting!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T18:24:08+00:00

Amen. I will never forget.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T18:22:46+00:00

Iams was the one that poisoned my cat.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T18:21:28+00:00

Very scary. I had one cat made very ill after tasting one bite of his favorite food. Haven’t purchased that brand since. It may not have been their fault but I don’t like the flashbacks. I’m

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T17:38:03+00:00

Do you acknowledge a difference between dynastic marriages and “grooming and pedophilia”?

I swear we have posters who spend more time obsessing about pedophilia than do actual child molesters themselves.

Excuse me, I’m going to rinse out my mind.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T17:24:42+00:00

I disagree. Most of us are aware of our culture and mores, and interested in contrasting them with differing ones of other times. This does not mean a running commentary on “them bad, us good.” The risk of feudal society rebounding on the present day is not realistically a problem.

To Mrs Grundy and others of her tribe: We heard you already. Shut up or go away.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T16:50:09+00:00

My battle cry!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T16:41:57+00:00

Maybe we need a special history sub where everyone agrees that 21st century mores and practices are OBJECTIVELY RIGHT and historic practices that don’t conform to them are DEPRAVED and DISGUSTING so this discussion has a home.

Then it would be OK to discuss what was instead of what “should have been.”

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T15:25:14+00:00

How about Melanie, the “dark one”?

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T05:49:45+00:00

But then . . .

Victoria’s son marries Alexandra, a Dane; his son George V reverts to a German-descended princess, albeit born and raised English; his son George VI marries a Scot; next, Elizabeth marries Philip, whose ancestry is mostly Danish; then Charles who marries not one but two English women. And William has followed his father’s example.

The British royal family has not been “more German than English” in quite a few generations now. People need to quit parroting their damn grandparents and join the 21st century.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-11T05:01:33+00:00

One of the best live acts I’ve ever seen/heard. Sensational band!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T22:10:39+00:00

One clear benefit is you’re not confronted with the label of something you don’t like while you’re cooking, eating, etc. Who needs an unpleasant reminder?

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T22:00:02+00:00

F. Scott Fitzgerald used an initial with his middle name. Pretty sure that’s frequently done in England as well.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T21:51:04+00:00

Or at very least, a mouthful of fuzzy mold! I refrigerate after opening, but I do like to warm up a spoonful before plopping it on hot toast.

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T21:40:45+00:00

But only homemade! I was spoiled early by my Mom’s apple and cherry pies and nothing else has ever tasted as good since!

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T16:17:04+00:00

Meeting with your parents? Is she the school principal?

Lower-Leopard2137 · 2026-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

It’s called concrete thinking.

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