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"And do you now begin to see why Christianity has always said that the devil is a fallen angel? That is not a mere story for the children. It is a real recognition of the fact that evil is a parasite, not an original thing. The powers which enable evil to carry on are powers given it by goodness."

- C.S. Lewis

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Just Wonderin...

Posted by Philip @ 9:49 am CDT
Filed under: Contemplation, Just Goofin' Off, Nerdvana!

What did they do about Fingernails and Toenails back in Bible times?

I mean without those fancy little fingernail clippers we all have?

"Here Joseph, hold your foot still while I chop off your 6 inch toenails with my hand crafted metal tool."

I'm weird I know. I actually wonder about such things. This is one of those times you should thank God that you don't live in my head. :gshrode:

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1. Rong - 04/02/2008 11:14 am CDT

My wife and I have adopted 2 greyhounds. One of them has a painful corn on the bottom of one of the pads on her left paw. In order for her to go on walks we have a special little booty that she wears. I've noticed that the nails on that paw are much longer than any of the others and it's obviously due to the fact that the others are getting ground down by walking on the sidewalks.
Which leads me to the hypothetical thought that walking around barefooted or sandaled and doing lots of manual daily labor may have helped keep things trimmed down a bit.
Beyond that this post just grosses me out.

2. Lars Walker - 04/02/2008 12:52 pm CDT

I believe that fingernails, at least, were generally pared with a knife (a great way to cut yourself in my experience). I suspect toenails were handled the same way.

3. Mandi - 04/02/2008 1:55 pm CDT

Maybe they just bit them off with their teeth like I do. ;O)

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