Today's Historical Tidbit 8/7

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

Think political mudslinging is new? Aw hell no. this is part of a letter to the editor about DA Hunt not prosecuting an indictment against a disorderly house. (It's implied in other articles that he shelved the indictment at the request of the village judge and police chief).

Put your pearls on - you'll need them to clutch. Break out the smelling salts and pull up the fainting couch. Florid language like this just doesn't exist anymore. Fornication! Drinking! Tippling! Rioting! 

 

[maddmaxx ★]

 

[Kzoo]

Now I have a headache.

[Further]

Damn near biblical 

[Airehead]

Keeping a house of "ill fame and assignation" that the judge and police chief were known to frequent under assumed cover of research.  And alas, dishonest conversation that should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of law.

 

PS-- assignation is a word that should be used more often.

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

25 minutes ago, Airehead said:

the judge and police chief were known to frequent under assumed cover of research

The other article said it was an attempt to "save the license" but the implication was that they were on the payroll, frequent flyers or both,

25 minutes ago, Airehead said:

assignation is a word that should be used more often.

That's one I haven't been able to work into conversations too often, but "the impecunious contingent" has made it's way in a few times.

[Kzoo]

2 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

but "the impecunious contingent" has made it's way in a few times.

Please, use that in a sentence.

 

[Johnny Come Lately Name]

Just now, Kzoo said:

Please, use that in a sentence.

 

I just did.

[Kzoo]

Just now, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said:

I just did.

Oh, OK.  Sorry.