pictures are hung, people are hanged
however, hung drawn and quartered is the exception, sorry dude. because the victim was not "hanged by the neck until dead" - he was strung up for a bit, then cut down, drawn through the streets, and finally disembowelled. his internal parts were burned and the body cut into four pieces, which were then displayed around various parts of the city. if the executioner was particularly skilful, the poor sod was still alive to watch his own entrails burn.

actually, now i see it written down, that's nowhere near enough for bob crow.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:35, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Why would that be an exception?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:39, Reply)

pass
i've only ever seen it as "hung" - there's even a pub called "the hung drawn and quartered". i'd have to do more googling than this morning's workload would allow!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:49, Reply)

Directly opposite where I sit. I can see it right now.
True story.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:53, Reply)

funny little pub that is
mmm. pub.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:55, Reply)

surely you're still on water?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:55, Reply)

mostly yeah
have had the occasional treat. i got corrupted by a b3tan a couple of weeks ago. and i have a client lunch on thu. but generally it's been nil by mouth since new year.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:56, Reply)

"makes a comment about stunned's 'patch' being the pavement outside a pub"

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:55, Reply)

Watch out for the sick, that's my lunch.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 10:00, Reply)

Could you pop over there and tell them it is "hanged"?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:55, Reply)

my very basic understanding was that "hanged" meant "until dead"
but i'd have to do some criminal legal research to establish the actual position. and i can't see my clients accepting that on the bill!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 9:56, Reply)