Today in pulp: what were the top 10 causes of death in Victorian Britain*? Let's see...

(*according to the Victorian Illustrated Police News: "the worst newspaper in England!") #WednesdayWisdom

No 10: death by funeral. A-pall-ing way to go...

No 9: death by immodesty. Oh the dangers of public canoodling...

No 8: death by donkey. Silly old ass...

No 7: death by japery. The killing joke...

No 6: death by literary intent. A novel way to go...

No 5: death by corsetry. What a waist...

No 4: death by bad habits...

No 3: death by reading in bed. Thank goodness we have screentime now...

No 2: death by cats. Godless killing machines...

And the number one cause of death in Victorian Britain?

Death by impoliteness!