SC - Medieval BBQ

[Elaine Koogler]

"Laura C. Minnick" wrote:
> 
> Stefan li Rous wrote:
> 
> > However, I heard that Queen Elizabeth I didn't. Just kept adding more
> > white lead when the layer cracked or her skin started being affected.
> > Or is this just urban legend?
> 
> I don't know about Liz, but frequent use of the white lead would do
> nasty things to your skin whether you take it off regularly or cake it
> on. Frequently painting anything on your face that keeps your skin from
> breathing withh do it, but poisons smeared on are worse...
> 
> 'Lainie
> who just remembered that she owes Stefan some SLUG pictures

Sorry, Lainie, I just caught this on the rebound, as it were; it really
isn't in response to your words above. Why is anything of questionable
veracity now referred to as Urban Legend? Whatever happened to just
plain old legend? Rumor? Are there no longer any folklorists other than
Jan De Brunevand (spelling approximated)?... sheesh!

Adamantius, who knows rural areas have as many fibbers as the Urbans of
The Rome...
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