Our Friday silly video again comes from one of our favorite English shows, Horrible Histories. (If you know a child you're trying to lure towards history, the Horrible History books - here
and here
, among many - are also excellent.) While the complexities of 19th c. fan-language have likely been exaggerated since the time it was used in drawing rooms and across crowded theaters, it's still entertaining to consider how much a lady might have conveyed with only a skillful motion of her fan. Or, as in this case, what she didn't get quite right.
One of us -- 
5 comments:
OMG, that was hilarious! I am going to share that on my blog (with credit, natch).
Thank you for sharing!
Darn, why didn't they have history books like that when I was in school?
OMGosh!!! Thank you for the laugh!
I really enjoy watching these little clips, they're too cute!
I can just picture all the women with their secret signals. =)
Have an awesome weekend! :-D
Hilarious!! But in this case it's 18th century fan language, not 19th!
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