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[Charisma]

Peeping Tom looked out on Lady Godiva's ride

[Shakeepuddn]

d3k3 once again. Bravo. Charisma with backup.

Spoiler for Answer and explication

Naturally, bare flesh on horse flesh, Godiva’s backside on horseback.
Godiva is Latinized form of Godgyfu, which means literally “gift of God.” She revealed herself by riding naked through the town of Coventry, a city twinned after WWII with Dresden. The ride was actually a dare by her greedy husband. Godiva was a widow before her second marriage and a noblewoman dedicated to fairness and justice. She deplored her husband’s high taxation upon the good residents of Coventry and continually begged him to lower his rents. Again and again he refused until in mocking jest he told her that he would lower his taxes the day she rode naked through the streets of Coventry. She called him on his dare and it was agreed by all citizens of Coventry that they would shutter their windows on the day this took place and not look upon her in sin, thus defiling the charitable nature of her act. This much of the legend is fairly accepted as historical truth. Later legend has it that the town tailor “Tom” bored a hole in his shutter and peered at her as she passed (pupil to the bore). For his transgression he was struck blind (or died) and his name has risen from legend . . . “peeping Tom.”

[Grayven]

She makes good chocolate too!

[Grayven]

edit: duplicate post deleted

Edited by Grayven, 16 February 2009 - 08:41 PM.

[d3k3]

She revealed herself by riding naked through the town of Coventry, a city twinned after WWII with Dresden.

That's true, but according to my information, Coventry was first twinned with Stalingrad (which is now Volgograd again) during the war (WWII, that is). It was done as a gesture of solidarity with the Soviets, and because both cities were considered to have suffered badly (although one obviously had it much worse than the other).

Coventry and Dresden were both infamously bombed during the war. Because neither had any targets of significant military or industrial value, they were obvious cases of terror bombing, which explains why they did become twin cities, but not until after the war.

Either way, it's still a great riddle. - D

[Shakeepuddn]

That's true, but according to my information, Coventry was first twinned with Stalingrad (which is now Volgograd again) during the war (WWII, that is). It was done as a gesture of solidarity with the Soviets, and because both cities were considered to have suffered badly (although one obviously had it much worse than the other).

Coventry and Dresden were both infamously bombed during the war. Because neither had any targets of significant military or industrial value, they were obvious cases of terror bombing, which explains why they did become twin cities, but not until after the war.

Either way, it's still a great riddle. - D

Yeah, I didn't know whether to go with the Stalingrad info I got from Wiki, or the Dresden thing. No diff. Thanks for the kudos and keep knocking 'em down so I can put more up.
S.