Rowing through the fog

[Nadya M. Labib]

In article <17...@ihlpa.UUCP> nik...@ihlpa.UUCP (Moseley) writes:
>> >>What's the big deal about "dying" to prove your love when you know you can
>> >>come back from the grave at will?
>> > Getting nailed to a large block of wood is FUN? (I'd be curious
>> > how you spend your weekends ...)
>>
>> "Yeah, that's it. An' you get... uh..."
>> "Some six-penny nails?"
>> "Yeah! An' you drive the nails right through your palms...
>
>I recall some studies which indicate that nails through the palms of
>a person's hands will not support the person's weight. The nails
>were actually driven through the wrists, which will support a person's
>weight. I also believe that posts were actually used. I'm not sure where
>the idea of a cross came from.
> R. C. Moseley

They used to put all the 'violent' criminals on crosses. Not as elaborate
as you see on television.