Oh God, I visualized this.  How horrible!  How could they have done such
things?

In a message dated 05/18/2000 7:22:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< small children (surfs) in the middle ages were used sometimes to warm the
 "lord"'s feet. it seems that if his feet got cold while he was hunting, he
 could just have a cupple of small children cut open and he'd put his feet
 into there still warm bodies.
   how's that for civilized?
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