Skeleton of village 'witch' to be re-buried [ a good bit o' spin in the headline ]

Kent Online ^ | March 2009 | Keyan Milanian

[SunkenCiv]

The excavation site near Hoo church where the body was found.

[SunkenCiv]

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[massgopguy]

How much does she weigh?

[GeronL]

may have? possibly? could have?

is there any evidence its not just the remains of a normal everyday teenage girl?

[Larry Lucido]

next to Hoo St

Next to what street?

[NonValueAdded]

Faversham, everybody /obscure

_{/s/ Earl of Clampett}

[MeanWestTexan]

laden or unladen?

[MeanWestTexan]

Well, they chopped off her head for a reason.

[SunkenCiv]

If she weighs the same as a duck, then she’s made of wood.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, that wouldn’t make much of a headline though, now would it? ;’) The so-called skeletons of the “Little Princes” were found hundreds of years ago, and despite absolutely no reason to think so (including their estimated ages at death), were attributed to the two sons of Richard III’s older brother; they were interred as royalty, and remain there today.

[SunkenCiv]

I don’t give a darn.

[SunkenCiv]

That’s just mean, it could have been a tragic birth defect.

[Cailleach]

“...the girl’s skull had been removed from the body and placed carefully beside it, meaning she may have either committed suicide...”

Are they trying to say that she “may have” cut off her own head?

[SunkenCiv]

Okay, here it is, but I have to warn ya, we’re all having waaaay too much fun in here.

[SunkenCiv]

Oh, okay, sorry, wrong ping, wrong topic. [blush]

[Veto!]

Hoo St Werburgh parish church

Those Brits sure have a talent for naming things. Hoo'da thunk?

[MeanWestTexan]

Perhaps. There have been similar examples. Like this guy:

[massgopguy]

and thus?

[GeronL]

could have been a farm accident or other things.

[dfwgator]

Damn, I hate it when I get in too late to get in the good Python references.