I guess the Spanish Inquisition began by asking politely, before they got around to the red hot pokers and thumbscrews. So if, instead of replying:
"Maybe.."
to the polite enquiry:
"Do you renounce Satan and all his many demons..?"
The hapless enquired-of had responded:
"Now see here, you regressive and pathetic excuse for a clergyman, seeking to trick us poor peasants into falsely confessing to all manner of trumped-up demonic practises - you can take your red hot poker and stick it where the sun shineth not"
Whilst at the same time, swiftly clouting the inquisitor in the testicles with a spiked mace, then the middle ages could have been a way more pleasant time to live. (And there must be a lot of sub-12 year old juveniles hereabouts judging by the reaction on the list.)
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Just kidding... 8-)
I guess the Spanish Inquisition began by asking politely, before they got around to the red hot pokers and thumbscrews. So if, instead of replying:
"Maybe.."
to the polite enquiry:
"Do you renounce Satan and all his many demons..?"
The hapless enquired-of had responded:
"Now see here, you regressive and pathetic excuse for a clergyman, seeking to trick us poor peasants into falsely confessing to all manner of trumped-up demonic practises - you can take your red hot poker and stick it where the sun shineth not"
Whilst at the same time, swiftly clouting the inquisitor in the testicles with a spiked mace, then the middle ages could have been a way more pleasant time to live. (And there must be a lot of sub-12 year old juveniles hereabouts judging by the reaction on the list.)
WSP+++
batlev@hotmail.com
If IDG insist on publishing books for this somewhat obtuse market, I think they are likely to be out of business quite soon, anyway.
Me? I'd publish books "...for People Who Can Read (tm)."
WSP+++
I'll raise you a "...for Microsoft Apologists" series.