Saturday, March 06, 2010

And You Thought YOUR Job Was Bad

From mental_floss magazine:

Grooms of the Stool were unfortunate groomsmen paid to thoroughly wipe the King of England's rear and then inspect the stool for signs of illness. While the job seems like a good argument for overthrowing the monarch, it was actually an enviable position in the day.


Don't really want to over-think this one. YIKES!

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:05 PM

    Seems to me I recall the movie, "The Madness of King George" featuring this very task.

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  2. Haven't seen the movie--this is why I LOVE mental_floss: I don't have to see the movies or read the books to be privy to all sorts of useless information. ;)

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  3. This reminds me of Mel Brook's "History of the World"...

    "Oh piss boy!"

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  4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

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  5. "It's good to be the King!"

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  6. So, being the Queen like I am doesn't get me any special treatment, I guess. :D

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  7. RAW
    Royal Ass Wiper
    kinda sick, actually.

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  8. While I didn't WANT to, my mind formed a picture after reading this. Yeah, kind of sick...

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  9. Anonymous6:20 PM

    well, we can't expect a king to get his hands dirty, can we?

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