The ancient art or inflicting physical, mental, and/or emotional pain on somebody for information, as punishment, or just sheer sadistic pleasure.
Torture is not limited to humans; disturbed sickos will also torture innocent animals.
Torture is not limited to history; it's still around.
Torture is not limited to humans; disturbed sickos will also torture innocent animals.
Torture is not limited to history; it's still around.
Torture has been carried out in every way possible; you name it, it's been done:
-Rack
-Iron Maiden
-Dunking
-Breaking at the Wheel
-Brank
-Public Humiliation
-Pear of Anguish
-Breast Ripper
-Flogging
-Quartering
-Judas Cradle
-Pillory/Yoke
-Spiked cages
-Pendulum
-Burning at the Stake
-Water Torture
-Mutilation
-Head Crusher
-Tongue Tearer
-Gibbet
-Garrotte
-Interrogation Chair
-Spanish Donkey
-Spanish crusher
-Spanish Boot
-Spanish Tickler
-Knee-Splitter/Thumbscrew
And that's just a few.
-Rack
-Iron Maiden
-Dunking
-Breaking at the Wheel
-Brank
-Public Humiliation
-Pear of Anguish
-Breast Ripper
-Flogging
-Quartering
-Judas Cradle
-Pillory/Yoke
-Spiked cages
-Pendulum
-Burning at the Stake
-Water Torture
-Mutilation
-Head Crusher
-Tongue Tearer
-Gibbet
-Garrotte
-Interrogation Chair
-Spanish Donkey
-Spanish crusher
-Spanish Boot
-Spanish Tickler
-Knee-Splitter/Thumbscrew
And that's just a few.
by Lorelili March 25, 2005
Get the torture mug.A person composed largely of plastic. A blonde bimbo who is famous for no apparant reason other than producing a shitty, pathetic excuse for music, "dressing" in almost nothing, flipping the bird to anybody for no apparant reason, getting implants and a nose job and lying about them, lying about herself in general, being a hypocrite, and being just about the biggest fraud yet.
For some infuriating reason, she' still in the spotlight and we still can't get her out of it. And even worse, children look up to her. She could not seem to make up her mind about the matter: "I only want to be a role model for my sister," or "I want to be a role model, someone everyone can relate to!"
Does she even know what a role model is? She's a feminist's (and anybody's) worst nightmare.
And the correct spelling of her name is supposed to be "Brittany".
For some infuriating reason, she' still in the spotlight and we still can't get her out of it. And even worse, children look up to her. She could not seem to make up her mind about the matter: "I only want to be a role model for my sister," or "I want to be a role model, someone everyone can relate to!"
Does she even know what a role model is? She's a feminist's (and anybody's) worst nightmare.
And the correct spelling of her name is supposed to be "Brittany".
"Just hit me baby one more time!"
Don't tempt us, Britney! Oi, I swear, this
tramp is really asking for it! C'mon people, just look at her! -She's a talentless, moronic slut! She can't sing and her "dancing" and whole "act" is practically a striptease! Why should anybody admire this freak, let alone children?!
Don't tempt us, Britney! Oi, I swear, this
tramp is really asking for it! C'mon people, just look at her! -She's a talentless, moronic slut! She can't sing and her "dancing" and whole "act" is practically a striptease! Why should anybody admire this freak, let alone children?!
by Lorelili March 03, 2005
Get the britney spears mug.Being sexually active with many different people. Depending on its use, it can be good or bad.
Men, as they have usually set the standards, are rarely regarded/looked down upon as promiscuous. Women, on the other hand, aren't so lucky, despite that the tide is turning in their favor.
Still, sexual behavior has little, if anything, to do with someone as a person. Somebody can be very active sexually and yet be caring and thoughtful at the same time... although it doesn't apply to everyone.
Men, as they have usually set the standards, are rarely regarded/looked down upon as promiscuous. Women, on the other hand, aren't so lucky, despite that the tide is turning in their favor.
Still, sexual behavior has little, if anything, to do with someone as a person. Somebody can be very active sexually and yet be caring and thoughtful at the same time... although it doesn't apply to everyone.
Britney Spears has a reputation for being promiscuous. She's the epitome of the vamp... or slut, as I should probably say.
How many men/women does a woman have to sleep with to be concidered promiscuous? 10? 7? 5? 3? 2? 1?
Promiscuous women are (often unfairly) known as harlots, sluts, and whores, among other things.
How many men/women does a man have to sleep with to be concidered promiscuous? 10? 50? 100? 500? 2,000?
Promiscuous men are usually known as studs... or lechers or dirty old men, depending on the age of the man or who he is.
How many men/women does a woman have to sleep with to be concidered promiscuous? 10? 7? 5? 3? 2? 1?
Promiscuous women are (often unfairly) known as harlots, sluts, and whores, among other things.
How many men/women does a man have to sleep with to be concidered promiscuous? 10? 50? 100? 500? 2,000?
Promiscuous men are usually known as studs... or lechers or dirty old men, depending on the age of the man or who he is.
by Lorelili October 29, 2005
Get the promiscuous mug.A witch-hunter's guidebook, written in 1486 by German Dominican monks Jakob Sprenger and Heinrich Kramer, and arguably one of the most blood-soaked and hateful books in history.
The main purpose of the "Malleus Maleficarum", or "The Hammer Against Witches", was to refute all arguments that witchcraft did not exist, refute those who were skeptical about its reality, to prove that witches were more often women than men, and to educate magistrates on the how to find witches and convict them.
This book reflects that Sprenger and Kramer not only severely lacked a sense of humor and were obsessed with sex, but also that they had major issues with women; the book singles women out as the weaker sex, weaker in faith, lustful and easy by nature, and thus easy prey for Satan's coaxing. The men even went so far as to state the etymology of "femina" (Latin for "woman") as "fe" ("faith") + "minus" ("less"), which it is not.
Indeed, the book uses the exclusively feminine "malefica" rather than the masculine (and more inclusive) "maleficus" to denote witches, a strong implication that only women were witches in their eyes. Also, Sprenger and Kramer stated that old women and Jews were most likely witches and should never be trusted.
The Malleus Maleficarum accuses witches of cannibalistic infanticide, casting evil spells to harm their enemies, and holding the power to steal men’s penises (even make them come to life). It goes on to give accounts of witches committing these crimes.
The Malleus also delves deeply into the Bible, astrology, and philosophy, as this book was published during the Renaissance.
This whole book is one long tirade not just against women, but also heretics, independent thinkers, romantic lovers, the sensitive passions, human sexuality, and compassion.
The reasoning and logic used are bewilderingly outlandish... as horrible as the the images and reasoning are, they are also so ridiculous that it would be funny if the subject matter were not so grim.
Amazingly, in its day, this book of intolerance and persecution was second most popular after the Bible.
Thousands of innocents were killed because of Sprenger and Kramer, because of the hysteria and paranoia that they sparked, eventually leading to the Burning Times.
The main purpose of the "Malleus Maleficarum", or "The Hammer Against Witches", was to refute all arguments that witchcraft did not exist, refute those who were skeptical about its reality, to prove that witches were more often women than men, and to educate magistrates on the how to find witches and convict them.
This book reflects that Sprenger and Kramer not only severely lacked a sense of humor and were obsessed with sex, but also that they had major issues with women; the book singles women out as the weaker sex, weaker in faith, lustful and easy by nature, and thus easy prey for Satan's coaxing. The men even went so far as to state the etymology of "femina" (Latin for "woman") as "fe" ("faith") + "minus" ("less"), which it is not.
Indeed, the book uses the exclusively feminine "malefica" rather than the masculine (and more inclusive) "maleficus" to denote witches, a strong implication that only women were witches in their eyes. Also, Sprenger and Kramer stated that old women and Jews were most likely witches and should never be trusted.
The Malleus Maleficarum accuses witches of cannibalistic infanticide, casting evil spells to harm their enemies, and holding the power to steal men’s penises (even make them come to life). It goes on to give accounts of witches committing these crimes.
The Malleus also delves deeply into the Bible, astrology, and philosophy, as this book was published during the Renaissance.
This whole book is one long tirade not just against women, but also heretics, independent thinkers, romantic lovers, the sensitive passions, human sexuality, and compassion.
The reasoning and logic used are bewilderingly outlandish... as horrible as the the images and reasoning are, they are also so ridiculous that it would be funny if the subject matter were not so grim.
Amazingly, in its day, this book of intolerance and persecution was second most popular after the Bible.
Thousands of innocents were killed because of Sprenger and Kramer, because of the hysteria and paranoia that they sparked, eventually leading to the Burning Times.
"What else is a woman but a foe to friendship-! They are evil, lecherous, vain, and lustful. All witchcraft comes from carnal lust, which is, in women, insatiable."
-The Malleus Maleficarum
That sums up the tone of the book. Here's more:
"When a woman thinks alone, she thinks evil."
“For though the devil tempted Eve to sin, yet Eve seduced Adam. And as the sin of Eve would not have brought death to our soul and body unless the sin had afterwards passed on to Adam, to which he was tempted by Eve, not by the devil, therefore she is more bitter than death.” (Kramer, Question 6)
"She is a liar by nature."
"...they have slippery tongues... they are intellectually like children... she is more carnal than a man, as is clear from her many carnal abominations."
And on and on; it's basically the work of two sexually repressed, frustrated monks who were so alienated towards women that the only way that they could deal with women was to slander them. They basically claimed that women were frivolous, stupid, dirty, weak, emotionally unstable, faithless trollops who were up to no good.
Because of the Malleus Maleficarum, women could be accused to witchcraft because a few men had an erotic dream about her or because she made a correct prediction about the weather or some other mundane thing that could be logically explained.
-The Malleus Maleficarum
That sums up the tone of the book. Here's more:
"When a woman thinks alone, she thinks evil."
“For though the devil tempted Eve to sin, yet Eve seduced Adam. And as the sin of Eve would not have brought death to our soul and body unless the sin had afterwards passed on to Adam, to which he was tempted by Eve, not by the devil, therefore she is more bitter than death.” (Kramer, Question 6)
"She is a liar by nature."
"...they have slippery tongues... they are intellectually like children... she is more carnal than a man, as is clear from her many carnal abominations."
And on and on; it's basically the work of two sexually repressed, frustrated monks who were so alienated towards women that the only way that they could deal with women was to slander them. They basically claimed that women were frivolous, stupid, dirty, weak, emotionally unstable, faithless trollops who were up to no good.
Because of the Malleus Maleficarum, women could be accused to witchcraft because a few men had an erotic dream about her or because she made a correct prediction about the weather or some other mundane thing that could be logically explained.
by Lorelili February 21, 2009
Get the Malleus Maleficarum mug.The daughter of a king and queen.
The wife of a prince or a woman who holds the office in her own right.
In England, before the Tudor era, there was no female equivalent to princes, dukes, earls, or barons; every female of royal or noble rank below the queen was simply known as "The Lady..."
The vast majority of the female population who is called "princess" is not of royal or noble ancestry... and they probably should count that as a blessing, since royal ancestry does not guarantee power, beauty, intelligence, or any gifts; as pawns in a big political chess game, princesses and queens and noblewomen in general usually had no real power. With a few exceptions, a noblewoman was usually just a manager for the estate and a baby machine for the family dynasty.
The wife of a prince or a woman who holds the office in her own right.
In England, before the Tudor era, there was no female equivalent to princes, dukes, earls, or barons; every female of royal or noble rank below the queen was simply known as "The Lady..."
The vast majority of the female population who is called "princess" is not of royal or noble ancestry... and they probably should count that as a blessing, since royal ancestry does not guarantee power, beauty, intelligence, or any gifts; as pawns in a big political chess game, princesses and queens and noblewomen in general usually had no real power. With a few exceptions, a noblewoman was usually just a manager for the estate and a baby machine for the family dynasty.
Katherine of Aragon was demoted from Queen to Dowager Princess of Wales when Henry VIII divorced her for Anne Boleyn. Katherine's daughter was demoted from "The Princess Mary" to "The Lady Mary".
The Disney Princess and media portrayals are often highly inaccurate portrayals of royalty; real princesses usually did not befriend commoners and were often married off into other royal families to act as clown cars for their in-laws. Contrary to Disney, any fun and games generally ended at an early age for noble children; they had jobs to do as heirs to family politics. Court intrigue was also a major threat to them and their families; they were never really sure of where their friends and families stood. And as long as she was of royal blood, it didn't matter whether a princess was ugly, stupid, deranged, or sickly; royals marry other royals or nobles, for commoners are generally discouraged (regardless of inbreeding).
Disney's only real princesses are Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, and Pocahontas; Cinderella was either nobility or gentry while the rest were commoners.
The giggly young woman with clothes scrawled with "Princess" in sparkly letters gave little thought to the actual significance of the word. She also had no idea that her Han zi tattoo actually said "prostitute" instead of "princess".
The Disney Princess and media portrayals are often highly inaccurate portrayals of royalty; real princesses usually did not befriend commoners and were often married off into other royal families to act as clown cars for their in-laws. Contrary to Disney, any fun and games generally ended at an early age for noble children; they had jobs to do as heirs to family politics. Court intrigue was also a major threat to them and their families; they were never really sure of where their friends and families stood. And as long as she was of royal blood, it didn't matter whether a princess was ugly, stupid, deranged, or sickly; royals marry other royals or nobles, for commoners are generally discouraged (regardless of inbreeding).
Disney's only real princesses are Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, and Pocahontas; Cinderella was either nobility or gentry while the rest were commoners.
The giggly young woman with clothes scrawled with "Princess" in sparkly letters gave little thought to the actual significance of the word. She also had no idea that her Han zi tattoo actually said "prostitute" instead of "princess".
by Lorelili January 11, 2011
Get the princess mug.1. Enjoying pleasures and luxury.
2. Of a very fine and comfortable quality.
3. Often describes a voluptuously sensuous figure, either on a man or woman.
2. Of a very fine and comfortable quality.
3. Often describes a voluptuously sensuous figure, either on a man or woman.
"The bedroom was sensually luxurious with its canopy bed, silk bed curtains, lace drapes, soft throw rugs, overstuffed sofa, voluptuous pillows, satin sheets, and deep mattress."
"The low neckline of her bodice accentuated her luxurious figure, her sash wound around her waist just tightly enough to call attention to her full, shapely hips under her flowing, luscious skirt."
"The low neckline of her bodice accentuated her luxurious figure, her sash wound around her waist just tightly enough to call attention to her full, shapely hips under her flowing, luscious skirt."
by Lorelili December 26, 2012
Get the luxurious mug.Of or relating to the Gaels, or the ancient Celtic peoples of Ireland(Éireann), Scotland(Alba), and the Isle of Man(Ellan Vannin) in Britain.
It especially refers to their languages: Irish Gaelic(Gaeilge), the most prominent, and her sister languages; Manx Gaelic(Gaelg); and (Scottish) Gaelic(Gàidhlig). Their cousin languages from the Brythonic Celtic languages are Welsh(Cymrig), Cornish(Kernowek), and Breton(Breizh). All of them possess rolling r's, hard-only c's and g's, gutterals, and soft sounds also. All are poetic, musical, beautiful languages, often sounding very Tolkienesque.
The languages are now fragile after centuries of prejudice from the English. Still interest in them has risen in and around their homelands. There is lingering prejudice and doubt still around, but not quite as bad as it once was.
The Celts have been allowed to speak any language but their own. Why?
It especially refers to their languages: Irish Gaelic(Gaeilge), the most prominent, and her sister languages; Manx Gaelic(Gaelg); and (Scottish) Gaelic(Gàidhlig). Their cousin languages from the Brythonic Celtic languages are Welsh(Cymrig), Cornish(Kernowek), and Breton(Breizh). All of them possess rolling r's, hard-only c's and g's, gutterals, and soft sounds also. All are poetic, musical, beautiful languages, often sounding very Tolkienesque.
The languages are now fragile after centuries of prejudice from the English. Still interest in them has risen in and around their homelands. There is lingering prejudice and doubt still around, but not quite as bad as it once was.
The Celts have been allowed to speak any language but their own. Why?
"'S e dùthaich gun anam a th'ann dùthaich gun cànan"?
Gu fìor; tha h-uile rud an-seo airson adhbhar. Gun e/i, marbhaidh 'n iomadachd na t-saoghail seo bìdeag is bìdeag. 'S e cànan àlainn a th'anns a' Ghàidhlig... bu lugha orm e fhaicinn dhol.
Cho fad is bhitheadh na Ceiltich cànanan beò, agus tha ùidh againn orra, bidh ann ronn na dòchais dhaibh.
Ach th'ann mòran obair ri dhèanamh.
("A country without a language is a country without a soul"?
Truly; everything is here for a reason. Without it, the diversity of this world will die piece by piece. It is a lovely language that Gaelic is... I would hate to see it go.
As long as the Celtic languages are alive, and we are interested in them, there will be some hope for them.
But there's still much work to do.)
Gu fìor; tha h-uile rud an-seo airson adhbhar. Gun e/i, marbhaidh 'n iomadachd na t-saoghail seo bìdeag is bìdeag. 'S e cànan àlainn a th'anns a' Ghàidhlig... bu lugha orm e fhaicinn dhol.
Cho fad is bhitheadh na Ceiltich cànanan beò, agus tha ùidh againn orra, bidh ann ronn na dòchais dhaibh.
Ach th'ann mòran obair ri dhèanamh.
("A country without a language is a country without a soul"?
Truly; everything is here for a reason. Without it, the diversity of this world will die piece by piece. It is a lovely language that Gaelic is... I would hate to see it go.
As long as the Celtic languages are alive, and we are interested in them, there will be some hope for them.
But there's still much work to do.)
by Lorelili March 26, 2005
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