Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down110cross-posted to: todayilearned@zerobytes.monster
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@zerobytes.monster
minus-squareNastybutler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·3 months agoWelp. Considering it does none of those three things, maybe it’s time for them to go the way of the buggy whip
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoNot from Britain but trying to get new slang every day what is a buggy whip.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThe whip used to whip the horse(s) pulling your horse-drawn buggy.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThank you for educating me… i do appreciate it…no sarcasm.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoI did pause for a bit, pondering if it was actually some new slang… Then decided if I’m wrong then it’s only on the internet.
minus-squareNastybutler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoJust an example of something outdated that’s not needed anymore
Welp. Considering it does none of those three things, maybe it’s time for them to go the way of the buggy whip
Not from Britain but trying to get new slang every day what is a buggy whip.
The whip used to whip the horse(s) pulling your horse-drawn buggy.
Thank you for educating me… i do appreciate it…no sarcasm.
I did pause for a bit, pondering if it was actually some new slang…
Then decided if I’m wrong then it’s only on the internet.
Just an example of something outdated that’s not needed anymore