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German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn (www.dw.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

A centuries-old tradition in Germany's Borkum where young men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn using cow horn during the Klaasohm festival will be discontinued.

With a cow horn using a cow horn? Sounds like a difficult thing to do, holding a cow horn with another cow horn. I'd have assumed the coefficient of friction would be too low.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's just a missing period.

...with a cow horn. Using cow horn during...

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago

And so will the women, after being spanked with a cow horn.