"The Gory Gourd" Topic
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 The Editor   | 06 Jan 2013 2:59 p.m. PST |
More than 200 years ago, France's King Louis XVI was killed (along with his wife, Marie Antoinette) via guillotine, and legend has it someone used a handkerchief to soak up the king's blood, then stored the handkerchief in a gourd… Read more: link |
SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER  | 06 Jan 2013 4:38 p.m. PST |
Very interesting article. Thanks Bill! |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 06 Jan 2013 6:54 p.m. PST |
nice find – an interesting article, amazing what they can do with DNA research |
| John Leahy | 07 Jan 2013 11:36 p.m. PST |
I agree. That was interesting. Thanks, John |
| Cadian 7th | 08 Jan 2013 6:37 a.m. PST |
That is a very interesting article! History is not old and stagnat, as I like to tell my kids. From satellite archaeology in Egypt to new excavations on battlefields…subjects once thought known become "new" all again.
Considering the bloody violent past of the "old world" I do find it ironic( in a dark humor way) that Europeans found my ancestors to be "savages" when they came to the "new world". I don't see where Potawatomi kept blood in gourds!  |
| Pirate1900 | 08 Jan 2013 9:26 p.m. PST |
But my ancestors painted themselves a nice blue and that makes all the differance ;) |
| Cadian 7th | 08 Jan 2013 10:36 p.m. PST |
I always felt that warpaint brings a bit of style and pizazz to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl!  |
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