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Natter 74: Ready or Not

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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Zenkitty - Oct 19, 2015 7:01:40 pm PDT #7361 of 30003

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I suspect, based on very little knowledge, that women got fewer UTIs and vaginal infections in the before times because they didn't wear pants or underwear. No cloth right against the warm moist bits means less opportunity for bacteria/fungi to grow.

-t - Oct 19, 2015 7:04:33 pm PDT #7362 of 30003

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I predict that jumping directly into Jane the Virgin woul (a) be fine [eta: the Narrator will say "there, now you're all caught up" so you'll know you have what you need] and (b) make you want to start at the beginning and see it all.

I have thoughts about medieval incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome but I can't get them into communicable form.

Theodosia - Oct 20, 2015 12:33:42 am PDT #7363 of 30003

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Even with the possibility of FAS, it was almost certainly healthier to drink mildly alcoholic beverages in the Olden Tymes because even a small amount of alcohol helps kill bad germs. Juices don't keep, so you brewed hard cider, tossing in the wormy apples because alcohol.

I expect that most of the beer etc was in the low-proof area. It wasn't until the innovation of distilling, which for instance brought The Sorrows of Gin, that you had really obvious alcoholics in the public eye/mind.

flea - Oct 20, 2015 1:34:16 am PDT #7364 of 30003

information libertarian

"Small beer" is the historical term - as low as 1% alcohol.

Classic FAS is associated with 4 drinks (modern definition - 1 beer, 1 glass of wine, etc.) per day.

Calli - Oct 20, 2015 1:45:07 am PDT #7365 of 30003

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Also, a lot of babies died in the Middle Ages, so there's a solid chance that an infant with FAS wouldn't survive--not necessarily due to FAS, but also due to plague, famine, war, untreated upper respiratory infections, etc. Royalty lost numerous kids. Some decades peasants were lucky to keep the population levels steady.

Jesse - Oct 20, 2015 2:43:10 am PDT #7366 of 30003

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, so I'll watch whatever Jane the Virgin is On Demand, because I am too lazy to do anything else!

Amy - Oct 20, 2015 2:43:30 am PDT #7367 of 30003

Because books.

I watched Jane the Virgin last night out of the blue, and I love it. I'm going back to watch the first season as soon as I can. The actress who plays Jane is fantastic.

I have no thoughts about medieval-era FAS, though.

Sue - Oct 20, 2015 2:50:54 am PDT #7368 of 30003

hip deep in pie

Buffistas, meet our new Prime Minister: [link]

Sadly, my amazing (and Buffy loving) MP got swept out in the Red Tide.

Amy - Oct 20, 2015 2:58:46 am PDT #7369 of 30003

Because books.

Buffistas, meet our new Prime Minister

Oh my.

Anne W. - Oct 20, 2015 3:01:06 am PDT #7370 of 30003

The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Buffistas, meet our new Prime Minister

Wowza!

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