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cW  ·  4430 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do you use the word "Retarded" as an insult?

Oh, yes. Table legs. "Limbs" was what they called them. (That comes courtesy of Olive, by the way, whose dad makes period specific furniture). Apparently, in those times, there was much concern over those who "had legs," and beyond that, who knew "how to use them."