From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 25/12/2025 12:51 am, Blueshirt wrote:   
   > The Doctor wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >>> Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> When Marco went to China, the Chinese put saucers over their   
   >>>> teacups to keep the tea warm. But sailing back to Europe,   
   >>>> Marco found that saucers would fall off with the movement of   
   >>>> the ship. So he said fuck it, the saucer goes underneath.   
   >>>   
   >>> Just as well, or how would we put out spilt tea back into   
   >>> the cup if we didn't have a saucer, eh?   
   >>>   
   >>> That Marco Polo is a clever fella... it's a pity he got lost.   
   >>   
   >> But did he travel by sea?   
   >   
   > Of course he did.   
   >   
   > How would he have found out about saucers falling off the tea   
   > cups otherwise?   
   >   
   Well, the Train from Istanbul to Peking was a bit rocky, too.   
      
   Oh! And the Wind blowing the big Balloon also caused the Tea   
   Cup'n'saucer to have rough trips.   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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