'Was I an absolute prince,' he would say, pulling up his breeches with both his hands, as he rose from his arm-chair, 'I would appoint able judges, at every avenue of my metropolis, who should take cognizance of every fool's business who came there;—and if, upon a fair and candid hearing, it appeared not of weight sufficient to leave his own home, and come up, bag and baggage, with his wife and children, farmer's sons, &c. &c. at his backside, they should be all sent back, from constable to constable, like vagrants as they were, to the place of their legal settlements.
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
According to the law at the time, a person who refused to plead could not be tried. To avoid persons cheating justice, the legal remedy for refusing to plead was "peine forte et dure". In this process the prisoner is stripped naked, with a heavy board laid on his body. Then rocks or boulders are laid on the plank of wood. This was the process of being pressed:[10] ...remanded to the prison from whence he came and put into a low dark chamber, and there be laid on his back on the bare floor, naked, unless when decency forbids; that there be placed upon his body as great a weight as he could bear, and more, that he hath no sustenance, save only on the first day, three morsels of the worst bread, and the second day three draughts of standing water, that should be alternately his daily diet till he died, or, till he answered.As a result of his refusal to plead, on September 17, Sheriff George Corwin led Corey to a pit in the open field beside the jail and in accordance with the above process, before the Court and witnesses, stripped Giles of his clothing, laid him on the ground in the pit, and placed boards on his chest. Six men then lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach and chest. Giles Corey did not cry out, let alone make a plea.After two days, Giles was asked three times to plead innocent or guilty to witchcraft. Each time he replied, "More weight." More and more rocks were piled on him, and the Sheriff from time to time would stand on the boulders staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a witness along with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's tongue was pressed out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again."[11]Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during his many hours of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out "More weight!" and died. Supposedly, just before his death, he cursed Sheriff Corwin and the entire town of Salem.[12] He was 81.
...remanded to the prison from whence he came and put into a low dark chamber, and there be laid on his back on the bare floor, naked, unless when decency forbids; that there be placed upon his body as great a weight as he could bear, and more, that he hath no sustenance, save only on the first day, three morsels of the worst bread, and the second day three draughts of standing water, that should be alternately his daily diet till he died, or, till he answered.
As a result of his refusal to plead, on September 17, Sheriff George Corwin led Corey to a pit in the open field beside the jail and in accordance with the above process, before the Court and witnesses, stripped Giles of his clothing, laid him on the ground in the pit, and placed boards on his chest. Six men then lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach and chest. Giles Corey did not cry out, let alone make a plea.
After two days, Giles was asked three times to plead innocent or guilty to witchcraft. Each time he replied, "More weight." More and more rocks were piled on him, and the Sheriff from time to time would stand on the boulders staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a witness along with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's tongue was pressed out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again."[11]
Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during his many hours of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out "More weight!" and died. Supposedly, just before his death, he cursed Sheriff Corwin and the entire town of Salem.[12] He was 81.
The realest of England
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
gonna give that one to the USA tbf
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
't Was British North America iirc but fair
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
Coren isn't a troll per se, just yet another dude with nothing worthwhile to say* (except perhaps about restaurants) who has nevertheless decided to make a living from opinion journalism.
*Or at least an opinion about everything and insight into nothing.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
who has nevertheless decided to make a living from opinion journalismassholism.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
worthwhile comments about restaurants sounds like a category mistake.
― Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
I dunno it's good to know which McDonalds's are clean
― The Dearth of Stollen (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
i mean say what u like about yelp reviewers but at least they never throw their toys out of the prank because a sub-editor ruined their terrible joke about blowjobs
― straightedge is just volcel for vegans (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
er, out of the pram obv
Was not aware of Liddle's poetry before.
Philip Larkin's mouldering poetic corpse discovered in rancid bin-bag of Rod Liddle's mind, pic.twitter.com/2ptyS6spIw— david wheatley (@nemoloris) December 15, 2017
― woof, Friday, 15 December 2017 12:18 (six years ago) link
https://hoaxteadresearch.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/hh_vogonpoetry.jpg
― "Taste's very strange!" (stevie), Friday, 15 December 2017 12:23 (six years ago) link
Am I a bad person for wanting to backhand Isabel Oakeshott while wearing some rusty wire-wool gloves?
― kim jong deal (suzy), Friday, 15 December 2017 12:24 (six years ago) link
A-hole meets K-hole.
Katie Hopkins is an anesthetic mostly used in veterinarian procedures. She is often referred to as a “horse tranquilizer” Katie should never be taken recreationally as she can induce psychological effects such as psychedelic distortion, psychosis, confusion and even brain death pic.twitter.com/RW80uxssd7— G H Neale (@GHNeale) February 4, 2018
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
Ketie Hopkins
― kim jong deal (suzy), Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:47 (six years ago) link
Where's my 10%? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2018/feb/08/a-hole-in-a-k-hole-katie-hopkins-ketamine-adventures
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 8 February 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
A man who looks like Bob Geldof after eating 10 packets of lard claims he doesn't find succesful women attractive, more news as we get it:https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/02/theres-a-reason-women-sell-roof-tiles-in-hotpants/
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Friday, 23 February 2018 08:46 (six years ago) link
kudos on that URL though
is the spectator just basically Nuts magazine now?
― calzino, Friday, 23 February 2018 08:51 (six years ago) link
he makes his edgelord shtick look so effortful
― smashong pumpgong (Noodle Vague), Friday, 23 February 2018 08:56 (six years ago) link
they can't all be toby young.
― calzino, Friday, 23 February 2018 09:01 (six years ago) link
I was thinking wasn't he one of them regular bores on Grumpy Old Men but wiki says:
"Regular contributors include Jeremy Clarkson, Bob Geldof, John Humphrys, A. A. Gill, Nigel Havers, Tony Hawks, Simon Hoggart, John O'Farrell, Rory McGrath, Bill Nighy, Matthew Parris, John Peel, Will Self, Arthur Smith, Tim Rice, Rick Stein, Tony Slattery, Rick Wakeman, Lemn Sissay, Don Warrington, Des Lynam, Robert Wyllie, Pete Buckley, Gerry Robinson and Kevin I'anson. The narrator is Geoffrey Palmer."
could do with a few more RIP's from that list.
― calzino, Friday, 23 February 2018 09:07 (six years ago) link
Leave Geoffrey Palmer alone, though.
― too notch (stevie), Friday, 23 February 2018 09:23 (six years ago) link
Robert Wyllie, Pete Buckley
momentarily read this as Pete Wylie and didn't really question it
― thirst trap your hare (DJ Mencap), Friday, 23 February 2018 10:59 (six years ago) link
And who are they anyway?
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Friday, 23 February 2018 11:01 (six years ago) link
top google result for robert wyllie is chief of medical operations at a clinic in cleveland, ohio and the top result for pete buckley is an expert in 'financing, leasing, sales and complex structured transactions involving aircraft (fixed wing and rotary), vessels and other transportation assets'
so either the net for grumpy old men was cast much wider than i'd have expected or we may never know who the trv wyllie and buckley were
― NEW CHIMP THREAT (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 23 February 2018 11:10 (six years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Robert_Crichton_Wyllie.jpg
Robert Crichton Wyllie (October 13, 1798 – October 19, 1865) was a Scottish physician and businessman. He also served two decades as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
― Maconie Youth (NickB), Friday, 23 February 2018 11:14 (six years ago) link
counts as an old man for sure, looks pretty chipper tho
― NEW CHIMP THREAT (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 23 February 2018 11:16 (six years ago) link
this was around the time that Ian McCulloch used to appear as a panelist on The Wright Stuff, so Pete Wylie doesn't seem that implausible
― soref, Friday, 23 February 2018 11:17 (six years ago) link
I don't think even the producers of Grumpy Old Men knew wtf Robert Wyllie was
― calzino, Friday, 23 February 2018 11:22 (six years ago) link
When you type "Pete Buckley grumpy..." into GS, "cat" is the first word that comes. So wtf he is, he didn't quite make his bones with that show.
― calzino, Friday, 23 February 2018 11:26 (six years ago) link
classy
(1) With the Spectator publishing an article about how great the Wehrmacht were on D-Day, what else have they been up to ? pic.twitter.com/6zuxRniqIJ— Solomon Hughes (@SolHughesWriter) May 17, 2018
― Neil S, Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
how is taki still alive
― martin short's interiors (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
blood of virgins, 6 bottles of vintage champagne a day
― Neil S, Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
taki was ahead of the alt-right curve by a good decade tbfttl
― imago, Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
aye, Werhmacht were a cracking bunch of lads - just don't mention all the civilian massacres and those lovely Stalags they built so captured Red Army could get a sun tan or freeze to death whilst they cannibalised each other!
― calzino, Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
Taki made A A Gill look like a lefty at The Sunday Times in the 90's.
― calzino, Thursday, 17 May 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
For my sins I can remember his columns were a mixture of obnoxious macho bravado and name dropping upper class elite ppl, a class act for sure!
― calzino, Thursday, 17 May 2018 19:04 (five years ago) link
The Wehrmacht had the advantage of plenty of time to construct all the defenses they could think of against an amphibious assault, which is considered the most difficult of all military operations to execute. And they failed.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 17 May 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
some of the brickies working on the Atlantic Wall were getting paid more than doctors and brain surgeons in the Reich, that was probably the only bit of Socialism in NS!
― calzino, Thursday, 17 May 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
― imago, Thursday, May 17, 2018 7:42 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the cover of Taki's 1991 prison memoir (three months in HM Prison Pentonville for cocaine possession) is like some horrifying prophecy of Milo Yiannopoulos two decades ahead of time
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TI63K6OuL._SX328_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
― soref, Thursday, 17 May 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/selectall/2016/05/20/20-drill.w190.h190.2x.jpg
― i am fast and full of teeth. i willl die in a barn fire (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 17 May 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
Even by Spectator standards, Taki is massively racist.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 17 May 2018 20:05 (five years ago) link
I can half remember some quote where he is referring to Puerto Ricans as "dusky, squat and ugly" and this was before the brexit-era Times got their special circumstances racist card, this was in the 90's!
― calzino, Thursday, 17 May 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
xxp lol uncanny!
― Neil S, Friday, 18 May 2018 07:41 (five years ago) link
He's an old-school capital-F Fascist but his magazine was hugely important in laying a lot of the foundations for the McInnes / Spencer alt-right stuff.
Obviously, being rich and eccentric means he gets a pass as a 'character' in the British press.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 18 May 2018 07:59 (five years ago) link
Hugo Rifkind says online 'outrage engine' makes papers swerve difficult subjects to 'avoid enraging parts of their readership'https://t.co/NjlLMMI33c pic.twitter.com/dkoSOpRljw— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) November 22, 2018
― gyac, Thursday, 22 November 2018 14:07 (five years ago) link
This is a good expose on our old friends at Spiked: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/us-billionaires-hard-right-britain-spiked-magazine-charles-david-koch-foundation
― Neil S, Friday, 7 December 2018 09:21 (five years ago) link
It's pretty sad that they're not even Trots manqué curdled to misanthropy but just old-fashioned posho somethings-in-the-media grubbing for PR work for Monty fucking Burns
― biliares now living will never buey (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 December 2018 12:37 (five years ago) link
[mark can correct whichever corner of post-Leninism they actually grew out of here]
― biliares now living will never buey (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 December 2018 12:39 (five years ago) link