http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/12/5-myths-tarring-feathering/
Here are the 5 myths:
1. Tarring and Feathering could be fatal
2. Rebellious Bostonians invented the tars-and-feathers treatment.
3. Pre-war mobs attacked high-class royal officials with tar and feathers.
4. Towns displayed tar barrels and bags of feathers on Liberty Poles.
5. Tarring and feathering ended with the Revolution.
I guess this article is posted here as a how to just in case we finally get fed up with our politicians?
As the fellow said in the Mark Twain story, after being tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail, “If it weren’t for the honor, I’d just as soon have walked.”
In College, my fraternity would tar (honey) and feather members when they turned 21. First they tied up the member in front of his favorite sorority.
Get Harry Reids naked ass over here now.
Asphalt is not stored at 300 degrees
Its heated before transport and application
Like Bunker C...its cousin used for ship’s fuel.... heated before it goes to the diesels
You’ll note sometimes roofers reheat the pitch before applying on a tar roof
You can buy unheated asphalt at Lowes in bags to compress into potholes unheated
The bottom of the cracking tower.
Technology has improved since the Rev-War days. Now, one could use Gorilla-Glue at room temp instead of heated tar/pitch. From experience, if you get gorilla-glue anywhere on you, within just a minute or two it will not wash off. It just has to wear off over time...
A time-honored tradition, badly in need of resurrection.
Tar, feathers, politician.
(some assembly required)
It was done for humiliation. If it injured them I don’t think too many were concerned but that was not the intent. If they were feeling murderous they’d have strung them up.
We used to buy pine tar in cans at the hardware store. Open it wit a can tapper and it would flow just fine without heating. We used it to seal up a cow’s head when we cut her horns off.
Also used it to patch a leaky roof.
I’ve been calling for tar and feathers for several gov’t idiots recently. Thanks for the info.
LOL
(Sarcasm in neutral)
We can do better than this. Think what a boon spray-on tar would be! You could always have a can ready for city council meetings, party conferences, visits by luminaries, eco-nazies, race-baiters, Algore...I smell a business opportunity here.
Sounds pretty safe to me. Time to bring it back.