Before mass media, public shaming required a lot of gossip and maybe a skimmington.
A skimmington was a parade to shame somebody in mediaeval England, so named after the skimming ladles used to whip the shamed one. Traditional targets were adulterous husbands and nagging wives. We have Twitter now, and nagging wives are the new aristocracy, so that leaves you, Harvey and Kevin! NEED UPDATING? PETER THE PROOFER WILL DRAG YOU OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES!
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