Holy shit!  I guess when you're pissed you're more like Savonarola With Tits!  "No one expects The Spanish Inquisition!"
In case you are too young to get this reference, I herewith provide a Monty Python video showing London being tortured unsuccessfully.  This is why she is "made of sterner stuff."

Related Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSe38dzJYkY