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duodecima manus

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A quick definition of duodecima manus:

Duodecima manus is a Latin term that means "twelve men". In the past, when someone had to prove their innocence in court, they had to bring eleven of their neighbors to swear that they believed the person was telling the truth. This was called "waging law". The defendant would stand at the end of the bar and be warned about the seriousness of lying under oath. Then, the eleven neighbors would swear that they believed the defendant was telling the truth. This was important because people's credibility in court depended on what their neighbors thought of them. Later, it was decided that fewer than eleven neighbors could be used, but originally it had to be twelve people.

A more thorough explanation:

Duodecima manus is a Latin term that means "twelve men." In the past, when someone had to prove their innocence in court, they would bring eleven of their neighbors with them to swear that they believed the person was telling the truth. This group of twelve people was called the duodecima manus. The idea was that if twelve people all agreed that someone was telling the truth, then it was more likely to be true. This practice was used in England in the past, and it was called "wager of law." For example, if someone was accused of stealing a cow, they could use the wager of law to prove their innocence. They would bring eleven of their neighbors to swear that they believed the person did not steal the cow. The duodecima manus was an important part of the legal system in the past, but it is not used anymore.

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Here's an article from Testosterone nation for all you men out there on why stretching is bullshit. https://archive.t-nation.com/training/stretching-is-b-s/
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11:36
@babycat: If the person I am mentoring decides to listen to my advice instead of just discussing my advice I will pay you to tutor her. You seem like a smart, good and well put together person that she can probably learn well from.
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11:37
Aw that’s so sweet Bulbasaur <3
11:39
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11:40
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11:40
You only do cardio on the weekends ;)
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11:40
@m10: I have a friend that does this but he doesn’t get mad pussy
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11:40
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m10
11:41
@babycat: yeah, well unlike 99.99% of people who do standup I will.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:41
To do stand up comedy you have to have fat balls, that is awesome
m10
11:41
Woah, I got little balls. Like Adam Friedland. I ain't no Stavros.
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m10
11:44
Nothing. No news is good news for me.
11:44
Crickets coming from my status update
babycat
11:45
dk are we gonna go to a homoerotic law school together?
11:45
@m10: at undergrad froshers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YEarMyIAzs
m10
11:46
@EvolBunny: God damn, classic Randy.
babycat
11:48
Going to law school with you is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt partly because of the fluorescent orange tulips around the birches partly because of the secrecy our smiles take on before people and statuary
m10
11:49
Man, there is this girl I visit every month at this one restaurant who I used to go skinny dipping with naked like @ararara always talked about in San Diego. We randomly reconnected like two months ago at this place she works at and we talk a lot about John Steinbeck books. If I don't visit her this month, she might be sad. However, this is my first day not sick and I worry about getting her sick and I am broke. What should I do LSD?
m10
11:49
Thanks @babycat that means a lot!
m10
11:50
Glad we can both be content at Scalia law. One of my favorites.
you can ask her if she wants to risk getting sick
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m10
11:50
I dont have her number or any social media. This is one of those regular kinda things in restaurant and bar culture.
11:50
berk td is unlikely so BERK MONDAY :eyes:
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babycat
11:52
@m10: I’m not going to DC this isn’t going to work out
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