The common scolds of America

The common scolds of America

Then was the Scold herself, In a wheelbarrow brought, Stripped naked to the smock,As in that case she ought:Neats tongues about her neckWere hung in open show;And thus unto the cucking stoolThis famous scold did go. “In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species…

What is a leftoid?

What is a leftoid?

According to urban dictionary a Leftoid is: This is a derogatory term for left leaning people who have naive, unrealistic, and overly optimistic views about how the world works based on what they would like to be true rather than what is actually true in reality. How the leftoid would…

What is an Atavisionary?

What is an Atavisionary?

The word atavisionary is a combination of atavism and visionary. At·a·vism[at–uh-viz-uhm] noun 1. biologya. The reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. b. An individual embodying such a reversion.  Vi·sion·ar·y[vizh–uh-ner-ee] nouna. A person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or radical ideas…