Sacha wrote:
On 6/12/05 20:05, in article , "Mike
Lyle" wrote:
[...]
Oliver Cromwell had his garden paths rigged up with concealed jets
which could, on command, be set off to squirt up visiting ladies'
skirts. Puritanism apparently had its limits once he got home and
relaxed a bit.
But does history record what the ladies thought of this sexist
behaviour?
Given his record, they quite possibly kept their thoughts to
themselves. But one can speculate! (Then, again, he _was_ off duty;
so perhaps the "ladies" were carefully selected.)
--
Mike.