February 2012
Bizarre Victorian Fact of the day...
vicfangirlguide:
Up until the late 19th century barbers also acted as back-street surgeons. People with little money who were in need of treatment would go to the barber who would perform operations including tooth extraction and amputations. The symbol of the red and white striped pole which marks a barber shop is a reference to this forgotten aspect of their trade - it represents a bone...
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I just got the worst case of nostalgia ever.
Around this time last year I had spent a weekend at my dad’s house watching vampire films and eating these really good cookies with my cat by my side. Also, my hair was white, just like David’s from The Lost Boys. I remember contemplating on whether or not to be him for Halloween. I feel very empty right now.
