On 2013-03-12 21:09:23 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:

On 12/03/2013 20:04, Chris Hogg wrote:
cockle shells were devices
for crushing testicles


I thought the cockle shells were what pilgrims wore on their hats in
Chaucers time? Cockle shells being a sign of pilgrims

Specifically pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, I think, the shrine of
St James.
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