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To: Monkey Face
My pleasure. I wonder whether burning olive oil for lighting made the ancient world smell nicer? I mean, it must have been a giant pile of stink.

19 posted on 05/25/2020 6:34:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Yes, but if they didn’t know any better... Or maybe they sweetened it with herbs? We thought coal and kerosene smelled bad and I’m sure the Inuit thought blubber was bad. It’s all relative, I guess.


20 posted on 05/26/2020 1:23:11 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Remember: Do not grab another person's facemask. It's a 15 yard penalty and automatic 1st Down!)
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