Comments on: K-I-S-S-I-N-G: Tidbits from the History of Kissing. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pygmalion http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-1962611 Pygmalion Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/#comment-1962611 The anecdote about Tiberias is drawn from Suetonius, who wrote "De Vita Caesarum," or more vulgarly known as "The Twelve Caesars." Here is the excerpt (translation via the University of Chicago's website): "He issued an edict forbidding general kissing, as well as the exchange of New Year's gifts after the Kalends of January. It was his custom to return a gift of four-fold value, and in person; but annoyed at being interrupted all through the month by those who did not have access to him on the holiday, he did not continue it." Nothing in there about preventing STDS. The anecdote about Tiberias is drawn from Suetonius, who wrote “De Vita Caesarum,” or more vulgarly known as “The Twelve Caesars.”

Here is the excerpt (translation via the University of Chicago’s website):

“He issued an edict forbidding general kissing, as well as the exchange of New Year’s gifts after the Kalends of January. It was his custom to return a gift of four-fold value, and in person; but annoyed at being interrupted all through the month by those who did not have access to him on the holiday, he did not continue it.”

Nothing in there about preventing STDS.

]]> By: Tom http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-85886 Tom Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:02:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/#comment-85886 I'd like your reference for Tiberias outlawing kissing, please. I'm in a history class that *just* went over Tiberius, and I think the teacher would appreciate another tidbit to give to the class. I’d like your reference for Tiberias outlawing kissing, please. I’m in a history class that *just* went over Tiberius, and I think the teacher would appreciate another tidbit to give to the class.

]]> By: Ilya Popov http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-85868 Ilya Popov Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:36:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/#comment-85868 The record for longest movie kiss actually isn't You're In the Army Now. The recent movie film Kids In America now features the longest screen kiss in (at least) Anglophone film history. The record for longest movie kiss actually isn’t You’re In the Army Now. The recent movie film Kids In America now features the longest screen kiss in (at least) Anglophone film history.

]]> By: floyd landis http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-85796 floyd landis Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:34:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/09/k-i-s-s-i-n-g-tidbits-from-the-history-of-kissing/#comment-85796 Tom Robbins in Wild Ducks Flying Backward states that kissing started in Medieval times when the man upon returning home, kissed his woman to determine if she had been dipping into the Mead Barrel, a sort of early breathalyzer. Tom Robbins in Wild Ducks Flying Backward states that kissing started in Medieval times when the man upon returning home, kissed his woman to determine if she had been dipping into the Mead Barrel, a sort of early breathalyzer.

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