<![CDATA[Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — Smelly Past]]> 2022-04-07T23:50:48Z PunBB https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?id=139 <![CDATA[Re: Smelly Past]]> It's amazing that our ancestors could create such intricate wonderful buildings yet couldn't deal with human waste.

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=8 2022-04-07T23:50:48Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=1204#p1204 <![CDATA[Re: Smelly Past]]> jackneve wrote:

I believe there were commissioners in England who came into one's house and took up the dirty floor - it was one of the raw materials for gunpowder.

Gunpowder comprises saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal. How would the average dirt floor be helpful?

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=2 2022-04-07T19:22:34Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=1202#p1202 <![CDATA[Re: Smelly Past]]> Yuck, yetch, urgh...

Don't feel so good after viewing that lot!

Compare the relative cleanliness of the Muslims, and of the Jews who were so often blamed for the plague.

I believe there were commissioners in England who came into one's house and took up the dirty floor - it was one of the raw materials for gunpowder. Before the time frame of the photo gallery, I think.

]]> https://punster.me/serif/profile.php?id=5 2022-04-07T16:35:41Z https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php?pid=1201#p1201 <![CDATA[Smelly Past]]> https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment … li=BBqdg4K

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