Thank you!

I will continue to advocate the pursuit of Truth via
correcting email hoaxes...

Kim

--- Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Kim,
>
> Please read this article.  It might answer your
> question.
>
>         http://www.history-magazine.com/facts.html
>
> Best wishes, sincerely,
>
> Jay Heuman
> Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
> Joslyn Art Museum
>
> Visit www.joslyn.org/m2m for information about and
> advance ticket for
> the upcoming exhibition 'Millet to Matisse:
> Nineteenth- and
> Twentieth-Century French Painting from Kelvingrove
> Art Gallery,
> Glasgow'!
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Kimberly Kenney, Curator
> > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:25 am
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: question about "history" email being sent
> around
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I keep getting this email, and being the "resident
> > historian" among my family and friends, people
> keep
> > asking me if any of it is true.  I know there are
> > always a ton of rumors about how sayings and
> customs
> > got started.  If this is all a bunch of hooey, I
> would
> > like to be able to set the record straight too.
> So I
> > thought I would tap you all and see what you can
> tell
> > me about it....
> >
> > (in your spare time...haha)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kim
> >
> > ***************************
> >
> > Here are some facts about the 1500s:
> >
> > 1. Most people got married in June because they
> > took their yearly bath in May and still smelled
> > pretty good by June.
> >
> > 2. However, they were starting to smell so brides
> > carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body
> odor.
> > Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when
> > getting married.
>
> <SNIP>
>
>
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