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I guess this is gonna make the window W-I-D-E (sorry, wow)
No, it's all fine at least right now!
Re: Bounds -- In our town the Selectmen are required to Walk the Bounds at least every 10 years. Takes some planning as we abut four towns and selectmen from both towns have to be present ... A couple of the bounds can be reached only by boat in summer as the "bound"-ary is in the salt water marsh!
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wow,
Are Selectmen like city council members or Bored of Reps? And what are the women called?
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And what are the women called?
Wopersons.
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Since it looks like this beating of the young lads is a recent perversion of the original (from *my reading of the text) I claim a moral victory.
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Dear Faldage: I'm not sure how you claim a "moral victory". I remember reading about beating the boys at the boundary markers in England over fifty years ago, so it is far from a recent invention. The stories made it clear that it was a very old custom.To be sure it is now more honored in the breach than in the observance.
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Recent is a relative term, Dr. Bill. According to this site ( http://www2.prestel.co.uk/rose220/sopm/Landbounds2000.htm) the custom of beating the bounds is over 750 years old. Fifty years ago is recent.
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Are Selectmen like city council members or Bored of Reps?
Close enough.
And what are the women called?
Selectmen ...
Louisa Woodman settled that for us when she noted that even though it was fashionable, she had no intention of changing her name to Woodperson! Think I mentioned that before, din' I ?
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Beating the bounds is indeed a very ancient custom. The web page listed above by Dr. Bill mentions church accounts dated 1670 which list compensation to the "boys that were whipt". While not conclusive, that is not the normal stuff of urban/rural legend. I have heard it said (can't remember where) that the beating was to indicate to outsiders what they would get if they ventured across the lines uninvited. As there were usually no real takers, they had to pay local urchins to play the role of the invader.
Rod
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"boys that were whipt".
Wull, OK. All I know is me n my da started out to beat the bounds of Chicago in my yoot an he never done beat *me.
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