>The following was emailed to me this morning and I thought it would be fun to post. I found it a fun and interesting read...

Yep, and 500 years from now, they'll look at our civilation and households and have the gag relfex as well.

>There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom, where bugs and other droppings could really mess up the bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top provided some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

With all the "Hence the expression ..." type of comments in the meesage, I would have though this is how "Don't let the bed bugs bite" was coined.