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To: DallasBiff

In China, men would castrate themselves to gain position in the palace. Better food and lifestyle. Sadly, not everyone who did this got a job and were left to be a eunuch peasant.


2 posted on 04/27/2023 3:33:29 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I was going to start procrastinating this year, I just haven't got around to it.)
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To: BipolarBob

it’s a gamble....


3 posted on 04/27/2023 3:35:37 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: BipolarBob
Why did Brittanica leave out the Romans?

Vestal virgins and all.

9 posted on 04/27/2023 3:51:11 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: BipolarBob
Some rose to become bodyguards, confidential advisers, and even ministers, generals, and admirals....

Sure, sure, but as a group, they're losing members.
16 posted on 04/27/2023 5:02:40 PM PDT by golux
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