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   On 2025-12-25 13:09:21 +0000, Daniel70 said:   
   > 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.   
      
   Not to mention trying to drink your tea while riding a horse or camel.  ;-)   
      
      
   Of course, the above is mainly a myth anyway - the ancient Chinese also   
   put the saucer UNDER their tea cups. There are numerous different   
   reasons doing that, including being able to hold the saucer rather than   
   the hot cup.   
      
   These days saucers are mainly used in posh places. Mostly people just   
   use a mug without a saucer to drink their tea or coffee.   
      
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