From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10ikeca$27t48$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >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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