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when I use those sites I think, in a very traditional sense (the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror), "oooh, they've earned their chops!"
by fsckboy 4y ago
when I use those sites I think, in a very traditional sense (the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror), "oooh, they've earned their chops!"
- vram22 4y agoVeering a bit more off-topic: - La Guillotine - Madame Defarge and friends - etc. from A Tale of Two Cities. IIRC (may be wrong, read as a kid), those ladies used to signal which aristocrats should be chopped vs. not, by signalling with their knitting needles, or a nod or shake of the head, or some such - while sitting in the front row before the guillotine. Ghoulish. Of course, as a kid, you (I) lap up and relish that stuff, like breakfast cereal. Edit: Links: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Defarge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Defarge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities Wow, I did not know before just now seeing the Wikipedia article above, that, to quote it: [ As Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. ]