tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post6933746928097199772..comments2024-03-19T22:06:41.165-04:00Comments on fromtheeditr: The Bikini and I Nearly Share a BirthdayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-72899077630641841592013-07-07T13:05:47.297-04:002013-07-07T13:05:47.297-04:00Let me note that in the early Olympics, men perfor...Let me note that in the early Olympics, men performed nude, which could be why women were not invited.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-30159360276643812013-07-07T13:05:13.068-04:002013-07-07T13:05:13.068-04:00This from Betsy Gehman via Facebook:
"The hi...This from Betsy Gehman via Facebook:<br /><br />"The history of the bikini is a checkered one. Though the bikini shocked when it appeared on French beaches in 1947, its origins date back millennia. Depictions of bikini-like garments appear at the Chalcolithic site of Çatalhöyük, and two-piece bikini-like garments were worn by women for athletic purposes in Ancient Greece as far back as 1400 BC. Roman mosaic artwork in Sicily, dubbed Bikini Girls and dating back to the reign of Diocletian (286-305 AD) gained significant archeological renown, and Roman statues of Venus in a bikini were fou..." View more »<br />http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_the_bikini<br /><br />Hmm, so the female athletes of antiquity beat the Olympic volleyball players (and Sports Illustrated) to this one. Guess the DOM is in the DNA!!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.com