Well, well, well.
I must thank our go'ol [good old] Cecil to come up with these certified
details of Hanged Drawn and Quartered.
I am rather sorry there was no 'dak' 'dak', no plugging of the heart, no
knife wielding executioner.
Actually it would have been right and appropriate if I had to say 'dak ..
dak'...' go' in keeping with Hritick? Roshan's Hero Honda ad.
I am sure the world will appreciate Cecil's time to give us the right
procedure entailing 'hanged-drawn and quartered.
And I am indebted to Cecil to bring me in the know.
Probably at that time, there was more canibalism than the Kaleija eating
fraternity
Inshaalla, when Goa Su-Raj comes to handle the wheel of Goa, there will be
more mutton available in the mutton shops around Goa.
:-))
Cheers
floriano
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Pinto" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 12:05 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Hanged, drawn and quartered
Floriano Lobo quotes his brother as describing the phrase 'Hanged,
drawn and quartered':
"I had expected that you would know" he said. "It means, as the body is
plunged and comes to the end of the rope, there is the executioner waiting
with a knife who slits the chest open in one motion even as the body is in
spasm, plucks out the beating heart with his bare hands, places it on the
chopping block and cuts it into 4 quarters in a swift 'dak ..dak' motion".
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Actually it was not the heart that was quartered but rather the entire
body. These body parts would be put on public display as a deterrent
to others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
There is no mention anywhere of a beating heart being plucked out, and
definitely no 'dak...dak' motion.
Cheers!
Cecil
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