To: blam
I wonder if this could be related to the Roman obsession with hair removal. I know that hair was removed for cosmetic reasons, but prevention of louse infestation could have been its original basis.
5 posted on
03/30/2004 6:50:58 PM PST by
Savage Beast
(Was it "Love Story" that was written about John Kerry? Or was it "Washington Square"?)
To: Savage Beast
"I wonder if this could be related to the Roman obsession with hair removal." I didn't know that, Good observation...and connections.(James Burke)
6 posted on
03/30/2004 7:06:14 PM PST by
blam
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