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The Pear Tree

Maggio went out walking with her blind husband, Gennaio, in the garden with the pear tree where she had arranged to meet her lover, Damiano. As they approached the pear tree, she expressed a desire to eat a piece of fruit. “What I wouldn’t give for a nice pear now!” “Tesoro, do let me climb …

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The Warty Banker

The wart-faced banker, Marcus Fulvius was a notorious lecher. One day, during their regular sweat in the laconicum, his friend, Ottavius noted his gloomy disposition. “Cheer up, old boy,” he said. “Soon it will be the seventeenth”. Fulvius, however, was not looking forward to the saturnalia. “It will be the usual miserable fest,” he declared. …

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The Widow

A soldier of Caesar’s army died in battle leaving a widow. The widow had four sons who were forced to grow up around the Roman camp while she plied her trade. Fed up with their wild ways, she decided to knock some sense into them. “Each of you will go to the lupanar[1],” she said. …

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Horton Tarot Card

The Pear Tree

Maggio went out walking with her blind husband, Gennaio, in the garden with the pear tree where she had arranged to meet her lover, Damiano. As they approached the pear tree, she expressed a desire to eat a piece of fruit. “What I wouldn’t give for a nice pear now!” “Tesoro, do let me climb …

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The Pen and Paper Girl

There is a very attractive lady of forty years of age sitting just opposite wearing a skirt which is clearly inappropriate for the weather. She also wears a pair of grey patent leather shoes, which are fetching, but not with extravagant heels. She is clearly married, but not bejewelled. She has a nice white bag …

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