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~ Wednesday, September 04, 2002
HANDS OFF MY SPOONS All these minor crimes were hanging offences in the 1800s in Britain: 1 associating with gypsies 2 setting fire to a hayrick 3 writing on Westminster Bridge 4 impersonating a pensioner of Greenwich hospital 5 writing a threatening letter 6 appearing on the highway with a sooty face 7 damaging a fish pond 8 cutting down a tree 9 secreting notes in a post office 10 stealing a spoon Well, that's me hung then. source: the excellent Tasteless Lists (ed K Shaw, Robinson 1998) |