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The Seven Cruelest Types of Torture Ever Devised
PJ Media ^ | May 30, 2018 | John Hawkins

Posted on 05/31/2018 6:39:46 AM PDT by C19fan

Torture has been around as long as human beings have and some of the devices used have become legendary. The rack, the iron maiden, thumb screws – none of them are very pleasant. However, when you’re talking about torture, there are some cruelties that stand out beyond all others.

1. Scaphism AKA the Boats AKA the Tub The Persians were big fans of a gruesome torture method that began by binding the person in place. Depending upon the method, either the head, hands and feet, or just the head was sticking out of the boat and/or tub the person was confined in. At this point, the victim was then covered with and fed copious amounts of milk and honey. This caused all sorts of flies, beetles, worms and bugs to feast on the exposed flesh. The massive amount of milk and honey consumed also caused the victim to defecate, which led to hungry swarms of maggots and other biting creatures feeding on his body. Death by this method could take more than two weeks.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: execution
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Yes, that is something, up with which, I cannot put.


21 posted on 05/31/2018 8:24:06 AM PDT by bruin66 (Time: Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once..)
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To: C19fan

I am about halfway through his Painfotainment podcast. He mentioned “the wheel” which was used to break a prisoner’s bones.


22 posted on 05/31/2018 8:24:49 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: CtBigPat

“Press 1 for English...”


23 posted on 05/31/2018 8:26:41 AM PDT by bruin66 (Time: Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once..)
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To: C19fan

Auto-tune


24 posted on 05/31/2018 8:29:08 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: C19fan

8) Hillary Clinton speeches on a continuous loop.


25 posted on 05/31/2018 8:52:05 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: IYAS9YAS

Or like that old Jimmy Cagney movie where the East German Stasi tortures a guy by playing a record of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini with the hole drilled off-center.


26 posted on 05/31/2018 8:53:22 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

I have at least two Turbo Strength Earworms in my small black bag, free for the taking!

A. Dare I say it? “It’s a Small World After All!”
B. Wheels On The Bus Go Round & Round!


27 posted on 05/31/2018 9:18:24 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: C19fan
Foxe's Book of Martyrs, if you have the stomach for it. Available in several editions at Amazon.
28 posted on 05/31/2018 9:34:47 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: C19fan

Scaphism for the coup plotters!


29 posted on 05/31/2018 9:45:55 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: C19fan

It is horrific and sickening what man is capable of doing to his fellow man, and even feeling justified in doing it. Satan approves.


30 posted on 05/31/2018 10:02:41 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (End the Mueller Gestapo now. Free the Donald.)
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To: lee martell

In the electronics section of Walmart recently, all of the TV’s showing an ad for Walmart delivery with “You can ring my bell..ring my bell” playing over and over and over and......


31 posted on 05/31/2018 10:43:25 AM PDT by fredhead (Duty, Honor, Country.....Honor, Courage, Commitment)
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To: HotHunt
The wheels on the bus go round and round,

Round and round,

Round and round,

The wheels on the bus go round and round,

All the livelong day...

Repeat x 100,000.

Then try to get the danged thing out of your head.

32 posted on 05/31/2018 1:21:17 PM PDT by umbagi (Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. [Twain])
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To: C19fan

Barbra Streisand movies.


33 posted on 05/31/2018 1:26:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Fiji Hill
Forcing a victim to listen to Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini over and over again, as East German torturers did in the movie One, Two, Three.

One of my all-time favorite movies!

34 posted on 05/31/2018 1:27:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: umbagi
Estuve aya. Ya lo hice.

Translation: Been there. Done that.

:-)

35 posted on 05/31/2018 2:59:07 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: dfwgator
[One, Two, Three] One of my all-time favorite movies!

One of mine, too.

36 posted on 05/31/2018 3:22:35 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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