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A good reason to change your name

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382107) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Oct 24

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. We watched part of a quiz show last night and the name of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814) came up. He was a French physician and politician whose name became forever...

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Lately I have seen too many movies where people were beheaded.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 7 Nov 19

Good morning, friends. Humberto brought to Aruba an awesome documental about the French revolution. We watched during the evenings while we sipped Jack Daniels (Dixie had her white wine) and ate nuts and raisins. The documentary...

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The death of Olympe de Gouges

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 4 Oct 18

Olympe de Gouges lost her head to the guillotine on 3rd November 1793. Her mistake had been to question whether the French Revolution was going in the right direction. She was a remarkable woman who was definitely ahead of her...

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Off with their Heads. Bring back the guillotine.

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 1 Jan 10

DISCLAIMER: Only enter if you have a sense of humour. 'Orf with their heads' has been the age old cry when disposing of unwanted monarchs and toffs, or the idle rich as they are better known. The crowds cheered in 1789 as the...

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orf with their heads

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Guillotine, Hanging, Gas Chamber?

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 9 Nov 06

If you were going to be executed and could choose the method, what way would you choose?

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