https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/statu...JIxrA&s=19

"Vigilantes would dress in women's clothing and patrol the areas he was known to operate.

The story goes, The Whipping Tom of 1681 was active in the warren of small courtyards between Fleet Street, Strand, and Holborn. He would wait in the narrow and dimly lit alleys and courtyards. After approaching an unaccompanied woman, he would grab her strongly, lift her dress, and slap her buttocks repeatedly with his hand before fleeing. He would sometimes accompany his attacks by shouting "Spanko!"

He attacked a large number of women, and while he would often use his bare hand, he would occasionally use a rod. Some of his victims were left badly injured by the attacks. He would appear, carry out his attacks, and vanish with such speed that some people attributed him with supernatural powers.

There was a great public outcry in response to the attacks, which prompted complaints about the ineffectiveness of London's policing arrangements at the time. Women would carry "penknives, sharp bodkins, scissors, and the like." Male vigilantes would dress in women's clothing and patrol the areas he was known to operate.

A haberdasher from Holborn and an accomplice were captured in late 1681 and tried for the attacks, although no record exists of the trial or their identities."


I think the wife is going to see the Ghost of Whipping Tom tonight..

Got the hand at the ready, now just waiting to see a butt cheek..

SPANKO!!

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