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"There was a small unit of *men and men* stationed on the island for usually six months at a time."

The anecdote that follows would make more sense if this sentence said "men and women," as I assume was intended.

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Fixed it.

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You're welcome.

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So either put a shirt on or learn to control your sexual urges like everyone else has to.”

Yes thank you. I'd like to se that on a Church bulletin board.

Correct me if I'm wrong, gently, but didn't the Romans consider braided hair a turn on?

Certainly the point was "please stop posing and flaunting your wealth, not everyone can afford maids/ personal hairdressers to do the fancy do's"

Dang, I think I'm more likely to lust after a fancy do, with bling than some young blokes ripped

abs. Happy to be older.

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Perhaps this book by Bruce Winters can help us to have a better idea of what Paul meant by dressing modestly:

Roman Wives, Roman Widows: The Appearance of New Women and the Pauline Communities by Bruce W. Winters

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