Still on toothpaste...

I used to wonder how did cavemen and cavewomen stand each other's bad breath. Maybe the first version of a certain expression was "Not tonight, darling, I have a toothache", used circa 10,000 BC.

Darlie was once called Darkie but political correctness led to the name change and to the image illustration too (see link and pic below):

http://iluvsa.blogspot.sg/2009/06/history-lesson-for-today-darkie.html

And my first encounter with a fake product was a toothpaste brand called Goldgate.

This link below is an interesting take on the history of toothpaste:

http://www.toothpasteworld.com/history.php

For instance...

"In 23 - 79 AD the practice of oral hygiene included:

• Drinking goats milk for sweet breath
• Ashes from burnt mice heads, rabbits heads, wolves heads, ox heels and goats feet were thought to benefit the gums. (This probably wouldn't go over very well today)
• Picking the bones out of wolves excrement and wearing them (maybe in the form of a necklace?) was considered to be a form of protection against toothaches
• Washing your teeth with the blood from a tortoise three times a year was a sure bet against toothaches as well
• Mouthwashes were known to consist of pure white wine, or (get ready for this one) old urine kept especially for this purpose."

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From insing.com is this account of a courageous woman who fought back against a cyber-harasser:

http://news.insing.com/tabloid/cyber-harassment-your-rights/id-dc533f00