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I've heard the same said of trains and tall top-hats in particular. (I think it was in a Horrible Histories book, of all places.)
by EvilTerran 14y ago
I've heard the same said of trains and tall top-hats in particular. (I think it was in a Horrible Histories book, of all places.)
- carey 14y agoThose books also seem to be good at repeating popular wisdom unquestioned, like the story of the Romans' vomitoria.
- EvilTerran 14y agoI suspected as much; I mainly mentioned the "source" because I don't entirely trust it.