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2008-04-27 Home Front: Culture Wars

Democrat mayor calls on city to don sackcloth and ashes to repent for crime wave

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Posted by Mike 2008-04-27 11:25|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 What is so stupid is todays super-literal use of "sackcloth" to the point where head and arm holes are cut in a burlap sack and it is worn. In the old days it was regular clothing made out of "sack cloth" which was black. It was to show mourning or sadness or repentance. People would be more in the spirit of they wore black since that was the point to the wearing of the sackcloth. Not to wear a literal sack. Sheesh.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-27 12:21|| 2008-04-27 12:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Ashes are easily enough found, but where would one get sack cloth in a city like Birmingham? It's not like many things are sold in large burlap bags anymore. And who, pray tell, is going to shoulder the expense once a source has been located?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-27 12:55|| 2008-04-27 12:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I could see burlap sacks and ashes lead to lower crime. Grap the thugs, put em IN the bag, and burn it. There

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-27 12:59|| 2008-04-27 12:59|| Front Page Top

#4 sackcloth was just the only commonly available black cloth that people had access to.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-04-27 16:24|| 2008-04-27 16:24|| Front Page Top

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