Some things never change...

[mitch]

an excerpt from "The Maul and The Pear Tree", a book about the Ratcliffe Highway murders in London, 1811.

 

[SamW]

Moral of the story...engravers should not drink!

 

[John B.]

A clear case of the Beak's over reach for "sobriety"

 

[DKanger]

A wise person told me when I was young:
If you drink, don't park.
Accidents cause people.

I wonder if certain generations today even know what "parking" is.

 

[Grayson]

Moral of the story...engravers should not drink!

My scrolls look much better after I've had 2 double bourbons.

 

[troutbox]

driving while irish....

 

[gcleaker]

Holy cow, even then big brother was sticking his nose into peoples business.

 

[RA40]

LOL. These days they'd be wary of sharp tools in the hands of an such a person.