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In days of yore, if you threw a shoe at a foreign king, you would be beheaded.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Mar 12 '09, 11:20

If the king was feeling generous, you would be befooted, since you clearly no longer needed the footwear.

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actually i don't understand how he managed to be alive and tow the second shoe - danedukenuuk Mar 12, 11:24 8
- everyone in the room had shoes on. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 11:44
- If it was outdoors, he might have taken a bullet from the SS -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:27
- Different levels of security inside a room that's been screened for weapons. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 11:26 5
  - I would hthink they'd have a BG check as well. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 11:44
  - screening is not a pillow - danedukenuuk Mar 12, 11:29 3
    - Frankly, you throw anything at any world leader and you should feel lucky to only get 3 years in prison. -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 11:32 2
      - The custard-pie throwing brigade disagree with you -- nm - Roger More Mar 12, 11:38 1
        
        The custard-pie throwing brigade can go suck a duck. -- nm - Bill Gates si Mar 12, 11:44
'elp! 'elp! I'm bein' repressed! -- nm - Yore-day Vermin Mar 12, 11:23 2
- did you get turned into a newt? -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:23 1
  - He got better. -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 11:25
in the days of eeyore, depressed donkeys walked the land -- nm - crash davis Mar 12, 11:21
The time-out chair cushions have started to retain you're ass' shape. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 11:21 2
- (Also, it's a time-out HAMMOCK. Hardly a punishment.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:22
- I'm going to amputate your apostrophes, smart alec. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 11:21

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In days of yore, if you threw a shoe at a foreign king, you would be beheaded.

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