>> Penitentials from Anglo-Saxon England reveal the Church
>> to have been involved in the cataloguing of sexual practices, and in
>> establishing
>> the various degrees of penance attendant on certain acts. These acts run
>> the gamut of sexual practice. The Church in Anglo-Saxon Englandwas
>certainly
>> involved from the start in attempting to regulate marriage and sexual
>> practice.
>Stephen or anyone,
>When I went to college, the number 69 had obscene connotations, at least among
>undergraduates. It was supposed to be a euphemism for oral sex, based on the
>6 and the 9 being upside-down versions of one another.
>Somebody told me this usage is not modern, and goes all the way back to the
>penitentials. Anyone know anything about this?
>pat sloane
I suppose it would depend on whether Arabic numerals were being used in
penitentials. When did they start replacing roman numerals?
Steve Cartwright
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