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Salinger wrote “The Hang of It” shortly before the United States entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in 1941. [4]Discerning the “popular appetite for positive short stories about the military,” Salinger abandoned any pretense at providing “psychological depth” and crafted an O. Henry-like tale with broad appeal.
A petard from a 17th-century manuscript of military designs "Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial.
Formulation of the judge's announcement into formal logic is made difficult by the vague meaning of the word "surprise". [1] An attempt at formulation might be: The prisoner will be hanged next week and the date (of the hanging) will not be deducible the night before from the assumption that the hanging will occur during the week (A).
Aaron Lewis in the song "Lost and Lonely" sings about "I'm an albatross hanging around my own neck". Aesop Rock references the albatross on the song "Dorks" The band Alter Bridge references wearing an albatross around one's neck in the song "Wouldn't You Rather" from the album Walk the Sky. The band Badflower references the albatross in the ...
Hanging was commonly practised in the Russian Empire during the rule of the Romanov dynasty as an alternative to impalement, which was used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Hanging was abolished in 1868 by Alexander II after serfdom, [clarification needed] but was restored by the time of his death and his assassins were hanged. While those ...
A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects usually following the consumption of alcohol, such as wine, beer, and liquor. ...
In suicidal hanging. [16] Also 'kick off' . [1] Kick the calendar To die Slang, informal Polish saying. 'Calendar' implies somebody's time of death (kicking at particular moment of time) Killed In Action (KIA) Death of military personnel due to enemy action Military language, official and informal use King of Terrors [2] Personification of death
Symbolic robed figure of a medieval public executioner at Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia Photograph (hand-coloured), original dated 1898, of the lord high executioner of the former princely state of Rewah, Central India, with large executioner's sword (Tegha sword) Depiction of a public execution in Brueghel's The Triumph of Death 1562–1563 Stylised depiction of public ...