08-09-2005, 08:47 AM
Finally I get to do a :cheer: :haha:
Roman orators wore soft lengths of cloth around the neck to keep their vocal chords warm and enhance their public speaking. In more recent times, King Louis XIV of France, leader of fashion, adopted the practice from a contingent of heroic Croatian soldiers he met. In fact, the name Louis used for this item, cravat, is derived from the French word for "Croatian".
Tiny Lund won the 1963 Daytona 500 without changing his tires.
Roman orators wore soft lengths of cloth around the neck to keep their vocal chords warm and enhance their public speaking. In more recent times, King Louis XIV of France, leader of fashion, adopted the practice from a contingent of heroic Croatian soldiers he met. In fact, the name Louis used for this item, cravat, is derived from the French word for "Croatian".
Tiny Lund won the 1963 Daytona 500 without changing his tires.