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Been Scorned? Call the Furies
From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19931024
Author:Betsy Tong, Contributing Reporter
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
-- William Congreve (1670-1729)
When a woman wanted to retaliate against her philandering husband, she sought the Furies.
The Furies -- as members of the Hell Hath No Fury Society are called -- helped the woman plan the perfect revenge. They stole her husband's underwear (the man had a passion for silk boxers) and gaily flung all 17 pairs into the trees outside the couple's Cambridge home.
If you are tired of playing a donkey to someone's Lady Godiva or a football to Joe Montana's cleat, call the ...
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