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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

When in Rome....

.... visit a museum or 6. Interesting fact; the Romans rarely bothered thinking up their own sculpture designs and instead copied Greek statues. However, since they crafted marble rather than hollow bronze, the statues needed additional support by way of an reinforced base, tree limb or, in the case of Eros, the god of love, a huge.... well, let's just say if said object were attached in the usual position, trousers would have been out of the question.

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  1. ...ever wondered why the Scots wear kilts?

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