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pit and gallows

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A quick definition of pit and gallows:

Pit and Gallows: An old way of punishing people in Scotland for stealing. If a woman was found guilty, she would be drowned in a pit, and if a man was found guilty, he would be hanged on a gallows.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Pit and gallows was an ancient form of capital punishment in Scots law. It was used for theft, where a condemned woman was drowned in a pit and a condemned man was hanged on a gallows.

Example: In the 16th century, a woman named Janet Douglas was accused of poisoning her husband. She was found guilty and sentenced to pit and gallows. She was drowned in a pit and her body was left to rot. This punishment was considered barbaric and was eventually abolished.

Explanation: The example illustrates how pit and gallows was used as a punishment for crimes such as theft and murder. It shows how brutal and inhumane the punishment was, and how it was eventually abolished due to its cruelty.

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m10

11:44

Nothing. No news is good news for me.

xxRushWaysxx

11:44

Crickets coming from my status update

babycat

11:45

dk are we gonna go to a homoerotic law school together?

EvolBunny

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.

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:50

you can ask her if she wants to risk getting sick

Eggan

11:50

hi lsd

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.

Eggan

11:50

berk td is unlikely so BERK MONDAY :eyes:

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:51

hi eggan :)

babycat

11:52

@m10: I’m not going to DC this isn’t going to work out

info-man

11:55

hello all

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:55

hello info man

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:55

@m10: go see her it's worth the risk

info-man

11:55

hey wasp

babycat

11:56

hi information man

m10

11:56

Thanks wasp, I will.

info-man

11:56

hey babycat

m10

11:56

@babycat: What I am referencing earlier with the balls comment. https://youtu.be/qjRBAhWPT7g?si=MxPwIM12dco_Ad2M&t=3325

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:56

Not worth the risk. Get a girl sick and she will remind you forever. Tell her whats up but do not share germs

m10

11:56

was*

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:57

wear a mask

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:57

go back to Covid days

m10

11:58

Nah nah she would not like that. She is conservative.

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:58

Tell her you just got over a cold and if she wants to try and steal your germs its on her but no one likes being sick so hopefully she is chill

m10

11:59

We will see. This is enough feedback. Thank you all.

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