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#22918 - Sun Apr 09 2000 08:47 PM Only Lawyers Know...
TexasJoe Multiloquent Registered: Tue Oct 05 1999 Posts: 3171 Loc: Plano, Texas	In medieval days, what were the narrow windows in thick castle walls called? _________________________ In The Neighborhood? houseofproctor.com .. Say Hello! ~~~ A Journey To A Thousand Websites Begins With The First Click ~~~
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#22919 - Sun Apr 09 2000 08:54 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
Sandra Enthusiast Registered: Thu Nov 11 1999 Posts: 497 Loc: Texas USA	bailey windows? _________________________ May the dragon of life only roast your hot-dogs and never burn your buns!
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#22920 - Sun Apr 09 2000 10:52 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
fjohn Multiloquent Registered: Mon Dec 06 1999 Posts: 2742 Loc: Wyoming USA Way Out West	Good question, TJ. I know what they were used for but I didn't know they had a specific name. How about "shooting arrow at enemies and undesirables slot?" _________________________ Some days it just doesn't seem worth trying to chew through the restraints.
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#22921 - Mon Apr 10 2000 01:50 AM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
gustav Enthusiast Registered: Fri Jan 21 2000 Posts: 289 Loc: CehNehDeh	How 'bout barre from which the word barrister is derived?
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#22922 - Mon Apr 10 2000 03:38 AM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
golddragon Explorer Registered: Sat Jan 22 2000 Posts: 72 Loc: Gilbert Arizona USA	Lancet window?
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#22923 - Mon Apr 10 2000 02:19 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
Wolfman Mainstay Registered: Thu Feb 17 2000 Posts: 511 Loc: second star to the left and st...	fjohn is on target, but he just missed the bullseye. They're called arrow loops.
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#22924 - Mon Apr 10 2000 04:57 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
TexasJoe Multiloquent Registered: Tue Oct 05 1999 Posts: 3171 Loc: Plano, Texas	Got it Wolf! How about Loop Holes! _________________________ In The Neighborhood? houseofproctor.com .. Say Hello! ~~~ A Journey To A Thousand Websites Begins With The First Click ~~~
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#22925 - Mon Apr 10 2000 05:23 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
Wolfman Mainstay Registered: Thu Feb 17 2000 Posts: 511 Loc: second star to the left and st...	Geez..."Only lawyers know...". Wouldn't wanna look at the big kick-you-in-the-head-if-you-aren't-lookin' hint, now would I? ------------------ DUH-duh-DUH!...it's *SUPERDAD*
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#22926 - Tue Apr 11 2000 12:15 AM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
gtho4 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 26 1999 Posts: 54484 Loc: Sydney oz downunder	hey guys, lopp holes only exist at the IRS they're not in medieval castles!
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#22927 - Thu Apr 13 2000 05:01 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
geeare Enthusiast Registered: Thu Nov 11 1999 Posts: 359 Loc: Stow Ohio USA	sorry gtho4, but loopholes are in every contract ever written. ------------------ g.r. +++++++++++ Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most _________________________ nostalgia isn't what it used to be
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#22928 - Thu Apr 13 2000 10:22 PM Re: Only Lawyers Know...
Russ Enthusiast Registered: Tue Dec 07 1999 Posts: 372 Loc: Grapevine Texas USA	TexasJoe, As your hint stated, they were called "loopholes" (or "Meurtrieres," if you're French). Source: Castles: Their Construction and History, by Sidney Toy, Dover Publications, 1985, page 111. Cordially, Russ
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