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Re: Brothers in law

From:Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Thursday, May 4, 2006, 18:04
Roger Mills skrev:

> Polyandry is passing rare in human cultures, I think.
The so-called polyandry once practiced in Tibet wasn't really one woman marrying two men, but two brothers sharing a wife so that they could both live off her land, so it was still an androcentric arrangement, in case anyone doubted it... -- /BP 8^)> -- Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch at melroch dot se "Maybe" is a strange word. When mum or dad says it it means "yes", but when my big brothers say it it means "no"! (Philip Jonsson jr, age 7)

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