Birching

It involved a "fives batting," that is, a "birching" carried out with ❋ Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1902)

There is also a simply delightful encounter with a birching enthusiast named Mr. Barvile. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Over the years, I'd gone from what I fondly imagined to be a switched-on, youngish-minded mum to a rancid, middle-aged harridan, glaring at shrieking texting huddles in the street – youngsters I didn't even know, but would consider lightly birching. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He always said after a birching he never saw the same arse twice! on June 6, 2008 at 12: 00 am | Reply Avie ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

Could we be different and innovative by perhaps reverting to the more traditional method of public birching? on November 4, 2008 at 10: 30 pm | Reply Ranter ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

The beating and birching have been abolished now, as has the fag system and some of the more absurd bits of the dress code. ❋ Hitchens, Christopher (2008)

In some rural areas the tradition also includes slight birching by the Krampus, especially of young females. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And there is nothing wrong with being an old, birching, national service advocatin' eurosceptic, dominatrix visitin' Tory either. ❋ Unknown (2007)

+ Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is legal on the island and birching is no longer used as a punishment of criminals. ❋ Kerron Cross (2006)

Secondly, I note that again reference is made in what I deem to be a fairly mocking and disdainful way to the Manx "only recently decriminalising homosexuality and repealing its birching law". ❋ Kerron Cross (2006)

If it were within the Parliamentary estate it would most probably be considered a heinous offence punishable by public birching delivered by a team of expertly trained Macacque mokeys from the Commonwealth owned by the Serjeant at Arms. ❋ Kerron Cross (2006)

It is true that the Isle of Man famously had a dispute with the European Court of Human Rights in the 1970s because it was reluctant to change its laws concerning birching corporal punishment for male offenders - and the law on sodomy might have also led down this road had it not been changed in the early 1990s. ❋ Kerron Cross (2006)

"Bring back birching for young tearaways that terrorise council estates and vandalise graveyards, castrate paedophiles and bring back hanging!" ❋ Laban (2003)

It is a new but very excellent school, as you might well expect, where birching may not be a practice. ❋ Unknown (1971)

America was further incensed by British boasting that America had yielded to a threat of war, as in the _Punch_ cartoon of a penitent small boy, Uncle Sam, who "says he is very sorry and that he didn't mean to do it," and so escapes the birching Britannia was about to administer. ❋ Ephraim Douglass Adams (N/A)

[Elly], [I see you] have exceeded the budget for your credit card this month. Go cut a switch for yourself and [prepare yourself] for a birching. ❋ Canem (2009)

"what [are you] . . . [chewing on] [a stick]?" "No, I'm birching." ❋ Richard Seguritan (2007)

" [I'm here] [birch]." ❋ Big Bird 3320 (2015)

"Well don't get mad at me, birch! You could have answered your own question if you searched first." "My girl has been [birching] at me since she got home. I don't know what [the deal] is, but the birch needs to [settle down]." ❋ Jack Krabitz (2007)

"[imma] [go] [birch] her." ❋ Mc. Grabby (2010)

Man 1: Josh Allen said the n-word on twitter back in 2012 when he a junior in high school! What a totally racist asshole! Man 2: Dude, EVERYONE has said stupid shit at some point in their life, ESPECIALLY high schoolers! I'm not going to chastise someone for something obviously nonsensical they said as a dumb kid, where the only difference is that he was unfortunate enough to say it in a place that saves everything as opposed to normal face to face conversation. Especially when it's totally a coincidence it only came out after he became famous. Quit birching and get a real fucking hobby. [Sean Schemmel]: [Vic Mignogna's] a homophobic piece of shit! Dragonball fans: Hey Sean care to say anything about that leaked audio of you saying a homophobic slur while doing Goku's voice like 10 times in 9 seconds? [Sean Schemmel's]: Hey that's not fair, this stuff is only valid when I'M not the one getting birched!!! ❋ Assey McGee (2019)

[Ben] " Is that Birch over there?" [Mitch] "I wish I could be as [cool as] Birch. ❋ Dope Ass Dan (2016)

I am gonna get [birched] [tonight]. You're [getting] birched, we are ALL getting birched. ❋ Jaxaltol (2020)

"Girl, you my birch" "Ain't gonna' [cut down] this [birch tree]" "[Beyonce]" ❋ V0mitt (2014)

That [skank ass] birch won't [give me] [my mother] fuckin money. ❋ Domizan (2006)