There was a gallows set up in the middle of the Old West Town. From LearnThat.org.
The Germans call it gallows-humour; the French, 1'humour noir. From Wordnik.com. [The Irish Mind] Reference
Under the gallows was a new invented stage, to be struck from under him. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3] Reference
The gallows was a crude wooden structure, just three posts with crossbeams. From Wordnik.com. [A Place Called Freedom]
I do not believe that the gallows is the last step between earth and heaven. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. Interviews] Reference
It must be remembered that in those days the gallows was a very popular institution. From Wordnik.com. [The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins]
I know, he preferred to be shot, but I can tell you the gallows is a very, very good one. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2006] Reference
Right before he is hung, we understand, that waiting for him in the gallows is a red card. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2006] Reference
It also carries with it a kind of gallows-humor defiance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
This is the kind of gallows we all thrill to stand around. From Wordnik.com. [Wood War! Who Wins Today's Grabby Tabloid Battle For Your Eyeballs?] Reference
It was a kind of gallows, papa, in the shape of a door - case. From Wordnik.com. [Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side] Reference
A gallows is the glorious sign of a civilised country, -- but in no other way. From Wordnik.com. [Apologia pro Vita Sua] Reference
And that's not the only time he's invoked the "gallows" for people that disagree with him. From Wordnik.com. ["I hope this gets you fired, you're obviously stupid.... There's plenty of proof 9/11 was an inside job. Try reading, if you know how.....lololol."] Reference
The gallows is ready for Andy Bardan. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Bardan] Reference
That reason is called the gallows (in 1945 and 1946).). From Wordnik.com. [A Novel Idea: Prosecuting Guilty American Leaders For Torture] Reference
There was a kind of gallows humor we had in those days. From Wordnik.com. [TCapt. Robert Copp] Reference
Benedetto, if I open my mouth the gallows will be your fate! ". From Wordnik.com. [The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II] Reference
To send her to the gallows is a vengeful act and it not our duty. ". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But it also engenders a kind of gallows humor amongst the IT staffers. From Wordnik.com. [InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs] Reference
I know this is not funny, but, I've always had a kind of gallows humor. From Wordnik.com. [A Day In the Life] Reference
Her father finished skinning, and drew the carcase up to a make-shift "gallows". From Wordnik.com. [Over the Sliprails] Reference
Secondly, he or she who has never used 'gallows' humour can cast the first stone. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
'Tisn't one in ten that come to the end he should do -- to the gallows, that is. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Lodger] Reference
This Devils season has definitely called for Lemaire's kind of gallows humor, a quality the. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
It operates on the same principle as the early model of Bell's so-called "gallows" telephone. From Wordnik.com. [A Quarter Century of Communications Development] Reference
It’s a kind of gallows that cuts off Frenchmen’s heads. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Their doomsday mission occasions no gallows humor. From Wordnik.com. [A What-If Problem] Reference
This may spawn gallows humor on voice-mail messages. From Wordnik.com. [A CELL PHONE? NEVER FOR ME.] Reference
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