Pretty soon soldiers will demand tips from the enemy before dispatching them.
It was standard to tip your executioner back in the day.
“It was standard to tip your executioner back in the day.”
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“You know your history!” From Evelyn, in The Mummy
PS. Most folks today cannot comprehend wanting to pay someone before being executed. Though they were paying to be simply executed; they were being paid to execute correctly and true to the mark on the first swing.
Egads. What a thought, yes?
Ack!
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Though they were *not* paying to be simply executed; they were being paid to execute correctly and true to the mark on the first swing.