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06-01-2006, 10:01 AM
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State executioner as a job
[ QUOTE ] BBC They called it "the profession" - and it was one of the hardest jobs in the world to get. <font color="white"> .</font> Previously secret documents released from deep within the British justice system reveal the rules, ethics and code of being an executioner in the 20th century. [/ QUOTE ]  Albert Pierrepoint: Last chief hangman in Britain 
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#2
06-01-2006, 11:53 AM
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Re: State executioner as a job
That was an interesting read. Thanks for the link.
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06-01-2006, 05:29 PM
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Re: State executioner as a job
Their job required complete discretion and reticence. Which puts the hangman in a the same sort of quandary that I find myself ( a poker player ) in. I very much hate revealing what I do for a living in public, especially at the table. When hot chicks asked these fellows: “So, what do you do for a living?”, what do you suppose they would say? I always say, I’m a masseuse. How would a hangman respond?
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#4
06-01-2006, 05:51 PM
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Re: State executioner as a job
[ QUOTE ]
Their job required complete discretion and reticence. Which puts the hangman in a the same sort of quandary that I find myself ( a poker player ) in. I very much hate revealing what I do for a living in public, especially at the table. When hot chicks asked these fellows: “So, what do you do for a living?”, what do you suppose they would say? I always say, I’m a masseuse. How would a hangman respond? [/ QUOTE ] A masseuase as well? I don't know what you're getting at, as a poker player has in much in common as a masseuse as a hangman, no?
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#5
06-01-2006, 08:45 PM
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Re: State executioner as a job
[ QUOTE ]
Their job required complete discretion and reticence. Which puts the hangman in a the same sort of quandary that I find myself ( a poker player ) in. I very much hate revealing what I do for a living in public, especially at the table. When hot chicks asked these fellows: “So, what do you do for a living?”, what do you suppose they would say? I always say, I’m a masseuse. How would a hangman respond? [/ QUOTE ] Masseuses are female. Are you?
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#6
06-01-2006, 09:21 PM
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Re: State executioner as a job
Good catch ( I think ). Should I be saying that I am a masseur?
This line has been so good, that I'm glad you caught my mistake before I had cards printed.
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#7
06-01-2006, 09:36 PM
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Re: State executioner as a job
[ QUOTE ]
Good catch ( I think ). Should I be saying that I am a masseur? This line has been so good, that I'm glad you caught my mistake before I had cards printed. [/ QUOTE ] If you are male, then masseur is the term.
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#8
06-02-2006, 03:05 AM
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Re: State executioner as a job
A movie about Pierrepoint (called Pierrepoint in the UK, 'The Last Hangman' elsewhere) is due to be available sometime soon.
Here's the IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462477/ I didn't catch it, but it was a pretty good little production, by all accounts. I did hear an interview with the actor Timothy Spall that made it sound very serious, but quite intriguing. And I've never seen Timothy Spall ever do a bad job in anything he's done.
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