Hi all
Near the end of the film when the politician is being carried away on a log - I was just wondering if that drew inspiration from either Homer's writings or if it was a Southern tradition in America? As a Brit it just seemed a bit odd to me?
Cheers
There is an old saying about 'being ridden out of town on a log,' or 'ridden out of town on a rail.' I think it is of American origin; usually, the person in question was tarred and feathered, first.
- HOW kin I be so brainless, when I is so smart?
It's even referred to in some classic American works -- there's a mention of the practice in "Huckleberry Finn" with reference to the criminal pair of the Duke and King, for instance. It was essentially a more mobile version of the humiliation of the stocks with the added benefit of making sure those punished understood they weren't welcome in town any more.
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