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Dun king stool [Jan. 5th, 2012|02:42 pm]
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Common scold:
In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species of public nuisance—a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarreling with her neighbours. The Latin name for the offender, communis rixatrix, appears in the feminine gender and makes it clear that only women could commit this crime.



[Punishing a common scold in the dunking stool]

The offence, which was exported to North America with the colonists, was punishable by ducking: being placed in a chair and submerged in a river or pond. Although rarely prosecuted it remained on the statute books in England and Wales until 1967.
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From:[info]usne
Date:January 5th, 2012 - 02:50 pm
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http://www.dezeen.com/2012/01/03/steilneset-memorial-by-peter-zumthor-and-louise-bourgeois/

pie tam, tas ir arhitekta, kuru vienīgo joprojām apbrīnoju, pēdējais darbs
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From:[info]dooora
Date:January 5th, 2012 - 02:53 pm
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wow. paldies!

klau, usnīt - tā biji Tu vai razbītis, kas ķīniešu šizandru ar visu kaķi pārkonfigurēja no plaukta uz palodzi?
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From:[info]usne
Date:January 5th, 2012 - 02:57 pm
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atdzīstos, bet ar sarkanvilka atbalstu un palīdzību
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From:[info]dooora
Date:January 5th, 2012 - 03:01 pm
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ā, nu, malači, es gribēju paldies pateikt - nezināju, kam ;)