The saying “laughing his head off” came from the last public beheading carried out in England in 1742. For the grand occasion temporary spectator stands were erected to enable the ghoulish public to get a better view. Unfortunately the shoddily built stand collapsed, killing 9 spectators, before the main event. When the accused approached the headman’s block, he was told of this tragedy. He began laughing, and was still laughing when the executioner’s axe fell.
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The term 'stool pigeon' comes from a method of hunting passenger pigeons in which a decoy pigeon was affixed to a three-legged stool. It appears to have been successful.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
There were links on Etsy that seemed to point to human trafficking, but probably weren’t. (Warning: thick Yorkshire accent ahead)
That said, if they were the sort of scam that II suggests it is, it would be one of the most ingenious ways of catching predators I’ve ever seen. And even if the customer isn’t a pedo, frankly, anyone willing to spend over $35 grand on a random pair of kid-sized overalls deserves everything they get.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
![[Image: harmlesskitchen.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/yxR97P23/harmlesskitchen.png) I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad. 
Apparently, Are you okay? is the best response to someone who is being rude to you.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter (January 8, 2024 at 3:24 pm)Foxaèr Wrote: Apparently, Are you okay? is the best response to someone who is being rude to you. A punch to the throat is more immediately effective and avoids all that tedious talking. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
Third of the women getting married in Shakespeare's time were pregnant on their wedding day.
Also, talking about Shakespeare, his father was held in court for not attending church.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
 (January 12, 2024 at 2:06 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Third of the women getting married in Shakespeare's time were pregnant on their wedding day. Sound like a win to me.
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