In 1856 The New York Daily Times reported that a consequence of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an excess of beautiful Circassian women on the Constantinople slave market, and that this was causing prices of slaves in general to plummet. At the time, this region was reputed by less reliable sources to be the source of the purest Caucasian stock, producing the most beautiful white women, prized in Turkish harems. The combination of the popular issues of slavery, the Orient, and sexual titillation gave this report some notoriety at the time. Circus leader P. T. Barnum capitalized on this interest, displaying a "Circassian Beauty" at his American Museum in 1865. The trend spread, with supposedly Circassian women featured in dime museums and travelling medicine shows, sometimes known as "Moss-haired girls". Most likely these were local girls hired by the shows.
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A person who values the appearance and maintenance of their vehicle over any passengers they may have.
A person who values the appearance and maintenance of their vehicle over any passengers they may have.
"Mark, ever the carcissist, wouldn't let anyone in his BMW unless they left their shoes in the trunk, even when it would snow."
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Taken from the Cardassian race from Deep Space 9.
Taken from the Cardassian race from Deep Space 9.
Guy 1: God, Fletcher Daniels is such a Cardassian.
Guy 2: I know. Did you see him hitting on Patsy? What a dick.
Guy: Why are you being such a Cardassian today?
Guy 2: I know. Did you see him hitting on Patsy? What a dick.
Guy: Why are you being such a Cardassian today?
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