Genius? Stupidity? Where Do You Get One?

[Razors Edge ★]

What say you?

[shootingstar]

Is that in Europe somewhere?  

[Razors Edge ★]

3 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

Is that in Europe somewhere?  

Likely - at least in origin.

[shootingstar]

23 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Likely - at least in origin.

I recall see some older hotel inns like that.

[Ralphie ★]

Easier version of a chastity belt. 

And who the hell names their kid Chastity?  Oh wait, never mind. I know that one!

[maddmaxx ★]

1 hour ago, shootingstar said:

Is that in Europe somewhere?  

Historically it's American.  It's called a bundling board and in colonial times families would allow couples that might be betrothed for marriage to sleep together to get to know each other better while still being safely separated.

I remember reading somewhere an angry father's yell after hearing a loud crash..............."The bounder's jumped the bundling board."

[Razors Edge ★]

3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Historically it's American.  It's called a bundling board and in colonial times families would allow couples that might be betrothed for marriage to sleep together to get to know each other better while still being safely separated.

Yep. But also still in use in the US.

[Randomguy]

3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Historically it's American.  It's called a bundling board and in colonial times families would allow couples that might be betrothed for marriage to sleep together to get to know each other better while still being safely separated.

I remember reading somewhere an angry father's yell after hearing a loud crash..............."The bounder's jumped the bundling board."

I believe the amish (for real) do this during courting.  The families consider this to be important for bonding and getting to know each other.

Every time I hear a few weird and wacky facts about the amish, a really cool and surprising fact about them surfaces, too.

[Razors Edge ★]

1 minute ago, Randomguy said:

I believe the amish (for real) do this during courting.  The families consider this to be important for bonding and getting to know each other.

Every time I hear a few weird and wacky facts about the amish, a really cool and surprising fact about them surfaces, too.

I'm reading a story about an Amish guy who murders his wife and then later his kid.  He liked his teenage wife-to-be because she let him do everything while bed courting.

[Ralphie ★]

11 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Historically it's American.  It's called a bundling board and in colonial times families would allow couples that might be betrothed for marriage to sleep together to get to know each other better while still being safely separated.

I remember reading somewhere an angry father's yell after hearing a loud crash..............."The bounder's jumped the bundling board."

Undoubtedly an ancestor of rg, re, parr8, or lj!

[Longjohn ★]

55 minutes ago, Randomguy said:

Every time I hear a few weird and wacky facts about the amish, a really cool and surprising fact about them surfaces, too.

Reality show Amish are fake, real Amish are cool.

[Razors Edge ★]

19 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

real Amish are cool.

...to be a teen and get that sort of "sleep with my daughter treatment" is WAY COOL!  I really missed that chance!

[Longjohn ★]

9 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

...to be a teen and get that sort of "sleep with my daughter treatment" is WAY COOL!  I really missed that chance!

Rumspringa is way cool too.

[MickinMD ★]

5 hours ago, Longjohn said:

Rumspringa is way cool too.

Bones figured out how a guy on Rumspringa who learned piano while on it was murdered.