| Lack of Swordsmen May Lead Saudis to Abolish Beheadings |
| The kingdom is considering ending execution by beheading in favor of firing squads |
Beheading the golden goose
Indonesia's lost labour is a loss for the Saudis too(9)
Gundlach's Victory Lap Jeffrey Gundlach, the colorful bond fund manager whose trial against his former employer, Trust Company of the West, ended recently in a split decision, has claimed victory in Bloomberg Businessweek's "Hard Choices" column. In the column, Mr. Gundlach calls himself the "golden goose," reveals how starting DoubleLine Capital made him feel abandoned, and says that he found relief in a New York Times crossword puzzle.
golden goose
a continuing source of wealth or profit.behead
(bĭ-hĕd')
tr.v., -head·ed, -head·ing, -heads.
To separate the head from; decapitate.
[Middle English biheden, from Old English behēafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hēafod, head; see head.]
decollate
| To behead. | |
| Synonyms: | decapitate |
| Usage: | King Louis XVI was decollated by means of a guillotine in 1793. |
buttle (BUT-l)
verb intr.: To do a butler's work.
Etymology
Back-formation from butler, from Old French bouteillier (cup-bearer), from bouteille (bottle). Originally, a butler was in charge of the wine. Earliest recorded use: 1867.
Usage
"The top hotels in Saudi Arabia are staffed by foreign men -- something I realized must be the case when my butler at the Al Faisaliah folded my underwear unprompted. If I were buttled by a Saudi, we'd probably be shuttled to Deera Square -- or Chop Chop Square, as it's better known -- where the public beheadings occur." — Maureen Dowd; A Girls' Guide to Saudi Arabia; Vanity Fair (New York); Aug 2010. http://www.vanityfair.com/
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