tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post1293299725140180182..comments2024-03-17T16:32:51.970-04:00Comments on Vast Public Indifference: Back in the DayCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14390048358391513711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post-30064825685195849732008-06-29T14:55:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:55:00.000-04:00Worse yet, the "interesting facts" are mostly not ...Worse yet, the "interesting facts" are mostly not facts at all. It seems to me that Mss Thompson just did a google search on "wedding traditions" and cited the wackiest ones she could find without regard to any source selection, or even citing. I am reminded of the once ubiquitous "Life in Shakespeare's time" email that so many people took seriously in the mid-90s. One version of this "history lesson can be found here:<BR/>http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/life-in-the-1500-s-vt163198/<BR/><BR/>The saddest part is how many readers will accept this balderdash as fact, since they saw it on a reputable news site, and won't even notice that CNN is posting "articles" from "mentalfloss.com."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864893642083862596noreply@blogger.com