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Originally Posted by cologal
Keedy...I put in bold what you said. The gallows means hanging and hanging means death.
By saying they were lucky they didn't go to the gallows means you thought they should but by a stroke of luck they didn't.
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A while back on Political, a poster said that a certain group of elected officials should "burn in hell". I don't recall what their perceived infraction was, but do agree that the rhetoric does get out of hand and over the top sometimes.