A Superficial History of Underwear
How Did They Pee in Those Dresses?
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they had urine wenches, silly
Reminds me of the Monty Python movie (Meaning of Life?), the country mom is working away and ‘plop’ there goes another baby.
There’s the royalty, and there’s the 99%.
Jebus… She spends so much time nuancing every statement that she reminds me of my for left, liberal acquaintances: Never get to the point to the point where we’ve all forgotten the point.
How did they pee? They used a chamber pot or small pan. Done
Mentions every single layer of undergarment, but somehow missed the chastity belt..
Maybe the answer is in the question.
Yet they still can’t write their name in the snow…
Dry humor about urination. Well done.
As a follow-up to this, The History Guy did a video about the history of toilet paper about a year ago.
Anyone who has seen the movie Semi-Tough knows about the Motorman’s Friend.
(Great movie, BTW. Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Lotte Lenya, and Bert Convy in a terrific football comedy with a lot more targets than just football. 1977.)
@Different Tim — Only those ladies named “Dot”.
Many layers of absorbency. The question should be how did they clean those dresses?
Ask a drag queen tranny. It would take less time.
And to think, they drank a lot of tea also. Those women were tough and agile. 🙂
The same way NFL players say they do. In uniform and down the leg.
It was a problem, but drying herself was easy!
Why does it hurt when I pee?
I was living with my uncle, ´69 – ´70, in kontum.
There the women would just roll up a pajama leg and piss standing by the side of the road ………..
@ Lance o Lot DECEMBER 30, 2020 AT 11:51 AM
Agreed.
Initial contact: Do-able
One minute later: Flaccid. Zzzzz
They pissed on beds that Obama would sleep on in the future.
I’ve had to wait all day to comment on this post!
I adore Bernadette Banner! If anyone should have a YT channel devoted to historic (mostly Victorian) garment-making, she is the perfect representative.
I think you have to be a serious sewer (I am) in order to appreciate the running commentary and endless questioning of how the patterns, fabrics and everything else goes together to make her seriously well-researched garments. While I don’t think I’ll ever have the time or desire to make a corset, it’s quite wonderful watching her do so.
Yay for Bernadette! Another YT-er I got to know because of this stupid Covid.
P.S. Catch her video on the 2019 Costume College!