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Subject: Re: [9fans] Ligatures
From: Dave Lukes <davel@anvil.com>
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:56:04 +0100
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On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 00:12, George Michaelson wrote:
>  Its always appealed to me that ligatures are the small threads you tie around
> arteries on bleeding stumps after a successful amputation, and which are pulled
> on to reveal the laudible pus, or fateful corruption...

:-)

Also a fine cord used for strangulation.