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I was at this game, not that it matters.
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RE: I was at this game, not that it matters.
(May 13, 2020 at 7:39 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(May 13, 2020 at 6:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Mildly interesting factlet: the proper name for those tunnels is ‘vomitoria’ (sing. ‘vomitorium), from the Latin ‘to spew forth’.

The Romans found that tunnels were much more effective than gates at getting spectators in and out of the arena.

The thing about the ‘vomitorium’ as a place where decadent Romans would go to puke during a feast is a myth.

Boru

And that is exactly what Redskins fans do when we lose to the Cowboys.

You walk out through the tunnels? Good thinking.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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I was at this game, not that it matters. - by Brian37 - May 13, 2020 at 3:16 pm
RE: I was at this game, not that it matters. - by Duty - May 13, 2020 at 3:57 pm
RE: I was at this game, not that it matters. - by Duty - May 13, 2020 at 4:25 pm
RE: I was at this game, not that it matters. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 13, 2020 at 7:40 pm
RE: I was at this game, not that it matters. - by Duty - May 13, 2020 at 4:37 pm
RE: I was at this game, not that it matters. - by Duty - May 13, 2020 at 4:40 pm



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