Sunday, October 14, 2012

Did you know?

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages:

 
Heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture and diamonds represented the merchant class.

7 comments:

  1. We are spades and clubs:) As a child of the minister, I guess I was a heart but have never been a diamond. (Perhaps when I was a bootlegger in the taxi stand I was a diamond in the rough.)

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  2. No, I did NOT know this!! But I do now!!

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  3. Very very interesting...

    When I was growing up...they were the cards...we didn't play with! Funny heh....the things people believe...

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  4. Interesting facts, that I did not know.

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  5. Monica
    You are so smart that I find it refreshing to head to your blog. Can I tag along when you visit the Dome. Peace

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