I went to see an exhibit in Atlantic City called "Torture Through the Ages." There were stocks there, with a description describing the uses of the stocks and in the paragraph read, "Incessant tickling of the soles of the feet and flanks was used as a [I forget the descriptor] torture."
"Flanks" of course are the sides (armpits to the hips).
I was hoping there would be a demonstration, but alas, there was not.
So I guess they really did use tickle torture back then. I've read about it in fictional tickling stories, but of course it is nice to get documented proof.
In one of the tickling stories I've read, it was mentioned that women who were caught by their enemies would have their feet tickled by the female captors. It may have been Polynesian or Japanese islanders. Does anyone know if this is true?
"Flanks" of course are the sides (armpits to the hips).
I was hoping there would be a demonstration, but alas, there was not.
So I guess they really did use tickle torture back then. I've read about it in fictional tickling stories, but of course it is nice to get documented proof.
In one of the tickling stories I've read, it was mentioned that women who were caught by their enemies would have their feet tickled by the female captors. It may have been Polynesian or Japanese islanders. Does anyone know if this is true?