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

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours 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 7 points 15 hours ago

It's just a missing period.

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