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[–] jewbacca117 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] radicalautonomy 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Such a hard-ass line. Went out like a fucking boss.

[–] Plum 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

*wizard. Not witch. Wizards are exclusively male apparently.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

"summoner" is the Wiccan term.

If ya nasty

[–] Anticorp 2 points 5 days ago

Wizards are okay. Warlocks are the evil ones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No no. If your curshed to death than your not a witch. /s did not read but seems like so many of the tests were if you survive then your a witch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Being crushed was a form of torture to force him to submit to a rigged witch trial. He just stood his ground (metaphorically) and asked for more torture.

[–] ikidd 1 points 5 days ago

I have a hard time feeling bad for someone that got away with murder, but pretty sure I wouldn't have the fortitude today to resist that treatment, let alone when I'm 80