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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 12:37 PM
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you know that bathroom toe tapping code. . . . .


here are some old time women's glove codes:


The Secret Language of the Glove

A young lady in the 1880s might draw from a variety of ploys to carry on with admirers without arousing the suspicions of watchful chaperone or mother. If she was intersted in starting a conversation, she smoothed her gloves, but if indifferent, she rolled both gloves into her right hand. When she was vexed she made a cross with both gloves and set them on her lap. Tapping the chin signified "I love another." Gently tossing the gloves upward was a delicate way of noting "I am engaged." But, if she dropped both gloves, a gentleman knew she loved him.
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I'm so glad its 2009

sorry, Valentines day got me started.


got this off a China Teapot Calendar that I got from Simpson and Vail which is where, for years, I've purchased loose tea.



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grannie4peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 12:42 PM
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1. i enjoyed that :):):)
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 12:45 PM
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2. There is a family story about my MIL
She heard that her husband to be was interested in her, but didn't know if she was engaged or married because she was wearing gloves. So, she made sure to ride the same elevator he was at work - and she conspicuously removed her gloves and showed off her bare left hand!

It worked, too!
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 12:49 PM
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3. grinning - thanks for story
nt
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david13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 01:26 PM
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4. Sometimes it is posible to
take body language too far. A sneeze is just a sneeze.
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