04 May 08
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIn the jungle, it'll be the thugs and the gangsters who take over,. Look at Africa.
Blue Triceps
This thread is about manliness and character. In the Roman Empire soldiers, athletes and sturdy common men saluted... BOOM... across
the chest. They also exchanged embraces alright, by grabbing both of a friend's arms by the triceps and squeezing hard until they were BLUE.
That was a tough lot, solid citizens, a great people fo ...[text shortened]... ot sissies or members of some wimphood fraternity but also still hale, hearty and well met.
Or, look at the Roman Empire at the time in question. Your own post points out that the peope in power don't do the tricep grip of doom.
04 May 08
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI'm afraid to ask what Roman women grabbed and squeezed until it or they turned blue. 😉
Blue Triceps
This thread is about manliness and character. In the Roman Empire soldiers, athletes and sturdy common men saluted... BOOM... across
the chest. They also exchanged embraces alright, by grabbing both of a friend's arms by the triceps and squeezing hard until they were BLUE.
That was a tough lot, solid citizens, a great people fo ...[text shortened]... ot sissies or members of some wimphood fraternity but also still hale, hearty and well met.