Rope
"Yet the anti-immigrant sentiment, much stronger among the old than the young, was only the topsoil on deeper strata of backward-looking aches among the old. Brexiters are 53% for bringing back the rope (supported by just 20% of remainers). Bring back beating in schools, say 42% of Brexiters (against just 14% of remainers). Three times more Brexiters than remainers would bring back incandescent lightbulbs, blue passports, imperial weights and measures and pre-decimal currency – which would fox anyone under 55." (The Guardian.)
Does "the rope" substitute for a public execution of criminals and "fox" for "baffle" in the above?
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Anonymous Does "the rope" substitute for a public execution of criminals Execution, yes, but not necessarily public. Anonymous "fox" for "baffle" Yes.
- Anonymous Does "the rope" substitute for a public execution of criminals Execution, yes, but not necessarily public.
- Anonymous "fox" for "baffle" Yes.
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AnonymousDoes "the rope" substitute for a public execution of criminals
Execution, yes, but not necessarily public.
Anonymous "fox" for "baffle"
Yes.
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