The medieval practice of illiterate peasants signing an “X” in place of their name required a witness to kiss this mark to prove sincerity. this eventually evolved into the “X” being a shorthand symbol of a kiss. Wow, bet you didn’t know that, did you? [via Marmalade Maermaid]
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hey, that kind of rocks. semi-useful knowledge is so keen. ~xoxo smooooooch!
Yet more useless knowledge to fill my brain with…after killing a few brain cells off this weekend…I am running out of room up there!
busted….
I’ll need to test this theory, Christine. Please send X’s over at once. Thank you. (It’s for science, of course…) *g*
so I suppose that XXX movies are just very sweet and sincere, huh… (;
LOL!! I just love the button she has on her site “I won an Anti-Bloggie and Will Didn’t!”
Yes, and if you add an “O” you will have hugs too… he he! XOXO!