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i am about to blog about things i have never blogged about before, things randomly selected and rarely talked about...

lets begin..

1. the origins of the name rupert.
also raibeart and robert, rupert means "famous / bright fame". its origins are teutonic (whatever that is).

2. what "teutonic" means.
Teutonic or Teuton(s) means Germanic. It may refer to
-Germanic peoples
-Germanic languages
-A famous German historical military order, the Teutonic Knights.
The word Teutonic derives at once from both the Latin name for a tribe who were thought by the Romans to be Germanic, die Teutonen (which means the Teutons), and from the Germanic word tiutisch, originally meaning belonging to the people.

3. who these Teutonic Knights were.

The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order is a German-based Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre, Palestine. During the Middle Ages they were a crusading military order and wore white surcoats with a black cross. It is now a clerical order based in Vienna, Austria.

4. what underwear the women wore in the middle ages
Medieval women usually wore a close-fitting garment called a chemise in France or a smock in England (occasionally a shift), sometimes coupled with braies-like leg wrappings. They may have worn petticoats over the shift and under the dress. Quilted petticoats could be worn during the winter. Elaborately-quilted petticoats might be displayed by a cut-away dress, in which case they became a skirt rather than an undergarment.

During the 16th century, the farthingale was popular. This was a petticoat stiffened with reed or willow rods so that it stood out from a woman's body, like a cone extending from the waist. Corsets also began to be worn about this time. At first they were called pair of bodies, which may refer both to a stiffened bodice designed to be seen, and a bodice stiffened with buckram, reeds, canes, whalebone etc., worn underneath another, decorative, bodice. These were not the small-waisted, curvy corsets familiar from the Victorian period, but straight-lined corsets that flattened the bust.

There is a myth that Crusaders worried about the fidelity of their wives and forced them to wear chastity belts. There is no reference, image, or surviving belt to support this story. In fact most historians of this period are of the view that chastity belts were worn to prevent sexual assault and that the woman kept the key.

5. the size of a woman's waist once she was in a corset.
Corsets reduced womens' waists to anywhere from 17 to 20 inches. To put those numbers in perspective, 23 inches is the average waist size of a seven year old living in Britain.

6. how many inches my waist is.
bout 28 inches.
(measured with a 6 inch ruler and a headphone cord =_=)

7. other torturesome fashion items and its origins.

three inch stilettos started off roughly during the mid 16th century, within both french and asian society. noblemen of france wore heels even before their wives
Noblemen of France wore heels even before their wives; donning height-producing shoes in order to display superiority and power. After a short period of time, the fashion trend shifted to well to do women, who again wore high heels to distinguish themselves from the lower classes. Not surprisingly, one of the reasons given by historians for the quick dissipation of high heels from men's wardrobes is the fact that the shoes were painful to wear, and hindered everyday activities. In the early days of French high heels, shoe height could reach up to thirteen inches; forcing men and women to carry a long cane in order to walk without toppling over.

8. misc torture facts.
- a little known type of torture: Injecting saltwater into the jaw muscles makes the victim feel as though they are experiencing temporo-mandibular joint disorder (TMJ); a painful condition which causes tenderness and pain in the jaw.
- When pain is slowly induced into a person, the body releases opioid chemicals, otherwise known as endorphins. These chemicals can block and dull the pain, by preventing the brain from sending pain messages to the rest of the body. Heroin and morphine do the same thing. So next time you want to get high, don't turn to illegal activities; just ask a friend to torture you!
- Countries where torture is either legal, or widely practiced: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, the Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Uzbekistan,
- Alan Dershowitz, also known as O.J. Simpson's defense attorney, said in 2002 that U.S. law should be bent to allow torture in cases involving terrorist suspects.
- “We don't kick the shit out of them. We send them to other countries so they can kick the shit out of them.”: Quote in 2002 from an anonymous source, on the U.S. Government's practice of expediting terrorist suspects to countries where torture is practiced.
- Approximately 400 men remain detained at Guantanamo Bay. Of those 400, only 10 have been charged with a crime.
- Positive aspects of torture: In earlier times, the practice of public torture brought the community together to taunt prisoners shackled and on display in the center of town. Also, torture releases endorphins, giving the body a natural high; and, it has been noted in the field of psychology that torture survivors can more easily overcome future pain and trauma. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
- Negative aspects of torture: It is often used against defenseless or even innocent victims, usually by corrupt governments. Apart from the issue of bodily harm, torture subjects may internalize their pain and experience a severe mental as well as physical crisis. Also, torture really, really hurts.

mmmm.

9. something for the whole family.


10. trivia re: that video.

-it was the fastest planned and made music-y video i have ever been involved in
-when blowing out the candles, i blew too hard, causing the really really hot wax to rebound all over my face and im my goddamn eye. i then covered my burning face with the pig.
-this video took three filmings, me screwing up in all three of them. in the first, i forgot my cue to blow out the candle, in the second, i blew wax on myself (=_=) and in the third, i was slow to burn out the candle. in the third, i would like to note that mish screwed up too as she misplaced the spiderpig sign.
-the pig staring as spiderpig is actually named Mr. Evil. his spiderpig cape was attached on by a shoelace.
-i had a pacifier on my earring and a cat keychain on my dress. emma and mish split my bunny ears between themselves, leaving mish looking like a red indian and emma looking "lol".
-the last time i editted the sound over a video clip, it took me three hours. (check it out at http://quitepro.blogspot.com) (update: it took me 5 minutes for this one,tho i didnt sync it quite as nicely, but im lazy.)
-i am infact writing #10 before posting (or even having editted the sound) the video.
-the effect threshold has on the video is incredibly freaky.
-mish looks surprisingly good (and strangely graceful =_=) for someone with a hairband around her neck, draped in various skirts.
-this is my first time using the google video uploader.
-that skirt on my head does my fat face no justice.

on a final note, i am supposed to be out raya-ing. i love the song homecoming queen - hinder. slmt hari raya. emma bought awesome new shoes and a bikini in penang.

and there you have it, 10 random things you probably didnt know or didnt care to know.