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Thank you for the info re doctors and barbers in 1540.I had vague recollections of this, but very vague!

Song Association of the Day: Lida Rose, from The Music Man (one of my favorite musicals growing up, and it was my senior year musical too!!)

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No stinking way, I’m going to the barbershop in 2 hours!!!! Imagine a little chinchilla going to get a buzz cut or maybe even a little mullet hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, he would be so stinking cute but also why mess with fluffy fuzzy furry perfection

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This must be one of the very few signs or symbols from the past still in use today! The barber pole originated in 1540, when the United Hospital/Barber Surgeon's Company was formed in England. By law, the Barber Surgeons had to distinguish themselves from "regular doctors." Barber Surgeons not only cut hair, but also did minor surgeries, pulled teeth, and conducted bloodletting! The pole's red stripe symbolized blood, and the white stripe was for the bandages used to wrap patients afterwards.