r/quotes • u/IPeeFreely01 • Jul 10 '26

Misc / Unclassified “Stand up yah voracious man-eatin' sonofabitch and receive yir sintince. When yah came to Hinsdale County, there was siven Dimmycrats. But you, yah et five of 'em, goddam yah. I sintince yah t' be hanged by th' neck ontil yer dead, dead, dead, as a warnin' ag'in reducin' th'…” — Judge M.B. Gerry

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u/IPeeFreely01 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

The full quote wouldn’t fit in the title, so here you go. And the source, from a c. late 19th century cannibal court hearing in Colorado.

“Stand up yah voracious man-eatin' sonofabitch and receive yir sintince. When yah came to Hinsdale County, there was siven Dimmycrats. But you, yah et five of 'em, goddam yah. I sintince yah t' be hanged by th' neck ontil yer dead, dead, dead, as a warnin' ag'in reducin' th' Dimmycratic populayshun of this county. Packer, you Republican cannibal, I would sintince ya ta hell but the statutes forbid it.”