Witch Waag
I went to see my brother in The Hague for Christmas. I was on my way early so I decided to take a look at the venture in Oudewater. The dare. A place where actually witches used to be weighed. Well,it was already more humane than throwing it in the water (with hands and feet tied) and if they floated,she was too light,so a witch. If she had sunk,then it was not a witch,unfortunately she probably had already died... In Oudewater they simply looked at the figure and based on it they made an estimate of the corresponding weight. If the lady in question was significantly lighter,yes,it had to be a witch,because you cannot be heavy to fly.
This is where our expression comes from that someone,for example,is found to be too light in a job application.
Okay,so I was in Oudewater and the city was really great lit! Whether it was too light,that is a matter of taste,but it brought me to the following statement: (see picture) (by the way not of the dare itself,the picture was taken while I was standing in front of the venture)
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