Posted by Maude Pattullo on April 01, 1999 at 18:32:02:
In Reply to: Re: Wise thought(?): Clothes are woven bags for people posted by Jerry Silverman on April 01, 1999 at 15:58:53:
The imperious, Austrian-born juggernaut with whom I studied the more aesthetic aspects of the ancient Middle East once suggested that the Sumerians never cut a piece of cloth, lest it lose value; thus the seemingly impractical design of their clothing, which was draped to a farethewell. And let's not forget Scarlett O'Hara and her heavy green velvet curtains. The worst jokes are those made in all seriousness.
Maude