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Date: 29 July 2003 21:35:10
It seems that people haven't changed much over the centuries. "Governments change; the lies stay the same" says M in Goldeneye. My version goes "Civilisations change; Mars and Venus stay the same".
The other day my friend Liz and I were talking about face cream- and what it smells like. Apparantly one particular brand which Liz liked was slapped on liberally before bed of an evening a short time ago when Liz's Hubby exclaimed, "Phwoar, that stinks!".
I read today in the papers about a cosmetic cream which dates back to Roman times on London's South Bank. Roman ladies were worth it too, you know. Unfortunately for them, satirists of the day (such as Juvenal of the first century) would write, "Men may want to complain about women who wear such creams all night".
Apparantly the pong of "depilatory creams of unsavoury herbal mixes and toners made of ground poppy moistened with water" was just a bit much for the civlised Roman male.