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Old 12-24-2022, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
Mom used to say "you'd b!tch if you were hung with a new rope".

Never quite figured out what she meant by that...
New ropes (back when they were still hanging people) were very scratchy and took a while to "break in" and become smooth...

Hence, even though you were about to be "hanged by the neck until dead", you would complain about the "scratchy rope"...
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