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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

TIL

The Gibbet Law. The guillotine was used in England before it was introduced into France, and was known as the Halifax Gibbet - a device for execution.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Yes!!!

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Halifax.

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Rhumond Tonique's avatar

From Trump you flee,

You've traveled afar.

You fool not me,

In Halifax you are.

Have fun. If Trump wins, we'll all need to flee.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

I a rhyming reply! 💙

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Elizabeth Bowes's avatar

I love this. I want to go to Yorkshire. Somewhere up there is the Bowes castle and I know for a fact that Anthony Bowes left those regions, I forget the actual place, to take his family to Canada! Settled on a farm north of Toronto. It was in the late 1700’s. I think! Maybe later. But that is why I’m here living a life in Toronto!

Enjoy every moment t

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

I was mesmerized by the train trip here…the infinite colors of green.

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Kathlyn's avatar

Yes, Bowes Castle is in North Yorkshire. Bit of a trek from Halifax (West Yorkshire) but nowt by Canadian standards.

Btw, there is a hamlet called Canada near where I grew up in Lincolnshire. Wonder where the country got its name? And how they are linked?

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐!

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Elizabeth Bowes's avatar

Very interesting! I so want to go over and investigate the beauty of the area

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LaNita Jones's avatar

“The Mi'kmaq name for Halifax is Kjipuktuk, pronounced ‘Che-book-took’. The name means ‘Great Harbour’ in the Mi'kmaq language.”

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Thank you. I did not know that!

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LaNita Jones's avatar

Che, Gloria, booked and took a trip.

Che, Gloria, took a book on her trip.

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LaNita Jones's avatar

You and all the likes are most welcome.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

😘

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Have a fabulous time in Halifax Gloria! Street signs in other parts of this blue spinning ball are equally confusing, however… I’ve always enjoyed the path wherever it leads, Sla’inte!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

I am utterly charmed by the street signs.

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Vacation follies unfold for you with new notes of worthy words.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

🩷 this!!

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Pierre Giroux's avatar

It look like you are in Halifax UK. Enjoy!

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Dr RB's avatar

Yes, Halifax West Yorkshire home of beautiful trails and scenery. Have fun.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

🩷🩷🩷🩷

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Jennifer Ward Dudley's avatar

You are in front of Buckingham Palace Gate

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

3.5 hours from the gates.

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Debbie Young's avatar

Well done best part I’m with you

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

🩷🩷🩷

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Kathlyn's avatar

“Well I’ve been forced to live in’t town

So here’s my litany

From ‘ell and ‘ull and ‘alifax,

Good Lord deliver me”

The Dalesman’s Litany

(which I learned in school, in Lincolnshire(!), quite some time ago)

Hi from Hull (other side of Yorkshire) hope you’ve had better weather than us!

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Larry Rommel's avatar

Yorkshire

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martha's avatar

York

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martha's avatar

York

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flo chapgier's avatar

Ripon ??

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flo chapgier's avatar

Yes I flunked this one..... when I read the other smart answers !!!!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

And, I thought I was being obscure with my hints! My darling buttercups are a very smart lot!

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flo chapgier's avatar

they Are smart !!! Next time I shall read their answers... lol

That was an awesome riddle Gloria !!!

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Kathlyn's avatar

Ooooh, so close! (tho I wouldn’t wanna walk the difference 😉)

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Neither would I.

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Kathlyn's avatar

At least it would be a bonny route though. Plenty to see. Bit up and down though 😂

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Not yet!

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