Monday, March 21, 2022

Paper Cuts



image from Wikipedia

 Paper Cuts


“The Chinese do not wash themselves after doing 

their necessities, they wipe themselves with paper.”

--Arab traveller 851 A.D.


For centuries,

men wrote, drew 

and painted

on animal skins.


The Egyptians

gave us papyrus

four centuries

before Christ.


The Chinese

invented paper

in 220 A.D.


Europe

didn’t get it

before the

eleventh century.


I wonder

if Cro-Magnon

ever painted porn

for fun?



Glenn Buttkus


Quadrille


Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub

at

15 comments:

  1. De JacksonMarch 21, 2022 at 12:57 PM

    Ha! That last line made me laugh out loud, Glenn. A fun history lesson in paper.

    ReplyDelete
  2. robkistnerMarch 21, 2022 at 1:13 PM

    Excellent piece my friend. You gut punched me with that closing Glenn. Mentally doubled over — laughing… 😉

    ReplyDelete
  3. brudbergMarch 21, 2022 at 1:20 PM

    Well I know that they carved sex into stone... don't know if it's porn but check this one out

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Vitlycke._5._dalle_principale%2C_quart_haut_gauche_%28les_jeunes_mari%C3%A9s%29.jpg

    ReplyDelete
  4. sarahMarch 21, 2022 at 1:23 PM

    There has always been porn.

    ReplyDelete
  5. JadeLiMarch 21, 2022 at 1:48 PM

    I got a kick out of this, Glenn. I know they now make TP out of bamboo, so maybe we've come full circle?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Gillena CoxMarch 21, 2022 at 2:35 PM

    LOL was not expecting that last line.
    Happy you dropped by to read mine

    Much💜love

    ReplyDelete
  7. IngridMarch 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM

    Surely there are some phallic cave paintings or somesuch to be discovered...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Merril D. SmithMarch 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM

    So funny, Glenn. I wasn't expecting that ending.

    ReplyDelete
  9. rogblog666March 21, 2022 at 3:47 PM

    your ending took me by surprise great

    ReplyDelete
  10. indybevMarch 21, 2022 at 4:13 PM

    Great history of paper, and a summatory humorous question. Kudos

    ReplyDelete
  11. TruedessaMarch 21, 2022 at 6:31 PM

    Many early etchings and art depicted nakedness. So, the answer to your question may be, yes.

    ReplyDelete
  12. ben AlexanderMarch 22, 2022 at 8:19 AM

    Actually - that's interesting - I wonder if they masturbated... My guess is that they just took their women whenever they wanted to, TBH. I know that's crass, but I don't think the women had much say in those times.

    -David

    ReplyDelete
  13. HelenMarch 22, 2022 at 10:44 AM

    Well, of course they did. LOL

    ReplyDelete
  14. paeansunpluggedMarch 22, 2022 at 11:38 AM

    I am sure they must have!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Callsign SantaMarch 23, 2022 at 11:48 AM

    Ha! But really, there we were in our mud huts..I agree!

    ReplyDelete