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Re: MR: Variants of Hand-Kissing


Poster: Mark Schuldenfrei <schuldy@abel.MATH.HARVARD.EDU>

Corun wrote:
  I think if I saw a fellow in bells and motly meeting a lady, and
  he took her hand and placed it on his head, and she looked very
  confused by this, I'd laugh. It's a funny situation.

Of course it would be funny.  Groucho Marx used to place his foot in people's
hands when they would extend them for a handshake.  Because it was funny.
(No, Groucho Marx is not period, but Harlequino is.)

	Tibor
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