Do you have any naughtypacks at home?

[oggbashan]

The Borough of Cowbridge, Glamorgan, South Wales has an ancient charter and Ordinances or byelaws.

The 19th and 47th Ordinances are:

19th: No manner of person shall play at dice, cards, bowls, nor other unlawful games, within the said town..
And also that there be no tennis playing within the High Street..

47th: No manner of burgess, chencer (trader), nor inhabitant of the said town shall keep no licentious naughtypacks, bawdry, or suspected harlots, vagabonds nor loiterers in their houses, upon pain of ten shillings.

A naughtypack according to the complete Oxford Dictionary is 1. a dissolute woman, or 2 a dissolute man. From the examples given it might appear that naughtypacks might have been gay.

Have you any naughtypacks at home?

Ten shillings then equates to about 10,000 dollars now. Ouch!

Og

 

[damppanties]

Have you any naughtypacks at home?

Yep, she's adorable, but would I pay $10,000 to keep her?

 

[rgraham666]

Just me.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Sigh, no, merely a guidwife.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Well, hell. There goes all my AH associates--with me tagging along right behind them.

Thanks for the laugh, Ogg, and the new/old term.

By the way, who will/has won the election for London mayor? Public Radio had a report on the candidates a few days ago.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[oggbashan]

Well, hell. There goes all my AH associates--with me tagging along right behind them.

Thanks for the laugh, Ogg, and the new/old term.

By the way, who will/has won the election for London mayor? Public Radio had a report on the candidates a few days ago.

Rumple Foreskin

The election hasn't happened yet. The polls put the incumbent Ken Livingstone (Labour because they can't afford to disown him) neck and neck with Boris Johnstone (Conservative and they aren't sure that they should have chosen him).

I'm not sure which of them is the biggest comedian.

Neither would be elected dog-catcher in any US municipality.

Og

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

The election hasn't happened yet. The polls put the incumbent Ken Livingstone (Labour because they can't afford to disown him) neck and neck with Boris Johnstone (Conservative and they aren't sure that they should have chosen him).

I'm not sure which of them is the biggest comedian.

Neither would be elected dog-catcher in any US municipality.

Og

They did both come across as, well, unique. But don't sell the god ol' US of A short. Believe me, we can come up with some pretty strange life-forms over here as well.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[JagFarlane]

They did both come across as, well, unique. But don't sell the god ol' US of A short. Believe me, we can come up with some pretty strange life-forms over here as well.

Rumple Foreskin

Yea....-quietly points towards the clown erm...sitting president with a sigh- He didn't even bother to choose a Cabinet that made up for his lack of ability. I mean sheesh...at least like JFK had his Cabinet, Nixon had Kissinger, Clinton had Greenspan...

 

[voluptuary_manque]

And don't forget his putative replacements. Oi!

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

naughtypack...... I'm going to have to remember this one. Not quite so obvious as harlot or slumtrumpet, and has that connotation of a fanny pack for licentious intent.

 

[shereads]

I thought a naughtypack was one of those skimpy men's swimsuits.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I thought a naughtypack was one of those skimpy men's swimsuits.

I believe those are nau-taste-packs.

 

[SlickTony]

Sounds like the little boxes of stuff we got issued at the Florida Lit-Together.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I still like "snatchpastry" myself but it isn't the same sort of misbehavior. It just sounds cool.

 

[shereads]

I still like "snatchpastry" myself but it isn't the same sort of misbehavior. It just sounds cool.

Naughtypack.

Snatchpastry.

What a marvelous thread!

 

[oggbashan]

Presumably naughtypacks, bawdry and harlotry were allowed in specific places such as Gropecunt Lane, St Pancras in the City of London...

Read to the end for Gropecunt Lane

Og

PS. I wonder what you prayed to St Benet Sherehog for? Pork Scratchings?

 

[Guest]

I *am* a naughtypack.

Or I used to be. *grin*

 

[CharleyH]

The Borough of Cowbridge, Glamorgan, South Wales has an ancient charter and Ordinances or byelaws.

The 19th and 47th Ordinances are:

19th: No manner of person shall play at dice, cards, bowls, nor other unlawful games, within the said town..
And also that there be no tennis playing within the High Street..

47th: No manner of burgess, chencer (trader), nor inhabitant of the said town shall keep no licentious naughtypacks, bawdry, or suspected harlots, vagabonds nor loiterers in their houses, upon pain of ten shillings.

A naughtypack according to the complete Oxford Dictionary is 1. a dissolute woman, or 2 a dissolute man. From the examples given it might appear that naughtypacks might have been gay.

Have you any naughtypacks at home?

Ten shillings then equates to about 10,000 dollars now. Ouch!

Og

GB has always been behind the times with regards to sex and a bit expensive at that.

 

[cloudy]

Have you any naughtypacks at home?

*shifty eyes*

Not me. Why do you ask?

*shifty eyes*

 

[voluptuary_manque]

*shifty eyes*

Not me. Why do you ask?

*shifty eyes*

Well then, can we talk you into one? Or possibly into becoming one? Just askin', y'know . . .

 

[shereads]

Presumably naughtypacks, bawdry and harlotry were allowed in specific places such as Gropecunt Lane, St Pancras in the City of London...

Read to the end for Gropecunt Lane

Og

PS. I wonder what you prayed to St Benet Sherehog for? Pork Scratchings?

Bumped with glee.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Bumped with glee.

Or was that with snickers? Chortles, perhaps?

 

[Guest]

Sigh, no, merely a guidwife.

I'm a guidwife.

I'm very good.

 

[oggbashan]

I'm a guidwife.

I'm very good.

But are you a loiterer in your house?

Or do you practise bawdy?

Og

 

[Guest]

But are you a loiterer in your house?

Or do you practise bawdy?

Og

I thought I practiced bawdy, until I double-checked the Old English meaning.

I don't believe I do. Pimping is not exactly in my job description.