They’re really hung over. Well, not really. In 19th century England, innkeepers supplied patrons with a “penny hang,” a kind of drying out room. For a penny, innkeppers provided ropes for seamen to sleep on. It was not true sleep, more like a state of exhaustion-induced slumping. In the morning, an attendant would cut the rope to wake the sleepers and clear the space.
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Ropes weren't cut in the morning, or your rope would be eaten away in no time. A slip knot would suffice. You really mustn't depend on Wikipedia.
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