
"When “Blowing Smoke Up Your A....” Was Much More" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Aug 2019 3:18 p.m. PST |
…. Than Just A Saying. ""Oh, you're just blowing smoke up my ass," is something you might hear someone say when they think you're just telling them what they want to hear. But in 18th-century England, blowing smoke up your ass was an actual medical procedure, and no, we aren't kidding. According to Gizmodo, one of the earliest reports of such a practice took place in England in 1746, when a woman was left unconscious after nearly drowning…." Main page link Amicalement Armand |
| dBerczerk | 06 Aug 2019 7:19 p.m. PST |
What a way to finish off a fine meal. |
| Tango01 | 14 Aug 2019 11:36 a.m. PST |
Ha-Ha-Ha!………. Amicalement Armand
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