Medieval lives, much more entertaining than yours!

Thanks to Terry Jone, I now know that Cistercian monks ran around without any underwear on their tireless journey of austerity and simplicity.

Why? Cuz Saint Benedict didn't cover it in his rules. And everyone knows when one's writing a rule book for monkish living in a cave where one's food is lowered down once daily with a bucket, one is so thinking about what goes under the monkish habit. Aw, the Big B probably really did frown on underwear, though. I mean, really, the guy lived in a cave with other guys.

Yup, freeballing monks FTW!