Not quite a thousand years ago, there lived in the city of Coventry a tailor known as Tom O’Thneedle, which was neighborhood talk for “Tom of the Needle”. The O’Thneedles had been tailors for time out of mind. Tom’s grandfather liked to talk about the days when things were tough for tailors, before theContinue reading “FICTION…TRUE FACTS WEDNESDAY: Peeping Tom”
Tag Archives: Lady Godiva
Sorry, Tom (or) Not Safe On the Sidelines
Do you know where we get the phrase “Peeping Tom” for a man who tries to get a look at women in a state of undress? Well, that’s a pity, because I’m going to tell you the story anyhow. There are plenty of versions of the story of Lady Godiva. My favorite isContinue reading “Sorry, Tom (or) Not Safe On the Sidelines”
Blogsy Babbles 