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Tom Aragon Guru Posts: 320 |
posted 05-31-2000 11:22 PM
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TODAYS HISTORY LESSON THE FINGER Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all This famous weapon was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew"). Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, "See, we can still pluck yew! "PLUCK YEW!" Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird". And yew thought yew knew everything Tom
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MAGriff Guru Posts: 274 |
posted 05-31-2000 11:35 PM
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well - I'm all of a sudden in a medieval spirit tonight PLUCK YEW!!! (j/k) M-A ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Steve Sklar Newbie Posts: 88 |
posted 06-01-2000 12:00 AM
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Heh, gotta love those "labiodental fricative 'F's, Tom. Good one. Steve ------------------ IP: Logged |
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KennyLee Guru Posts: 803 |
posted 06-01-2000 12:44 AM
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Aw, yew just made all that up.
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weAponX Guru Posts: 1843 |
posted 06-01-2000 01:18 AM
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How could they have flipped em off when they had all thier middle fingers removed? Here let me wag this STUMP at you! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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tim Guru Posts: 220 |
posted 06-01-2000 01:21 AM
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quote: I dispute this claim. With vigorous training, a ring or index finger could be used. IP: Logged |
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notesleb Guru Posts: 258 |
posted 06-01-2000 02:07 AM
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F - Fornication U - Under C - Command of the K - King ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Galbatron Guru Posts: 100 |
posted 06-01-2000 02:26 AM
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The above is not entirely true. English 'To F*ck" comes from Dutch "Fokken", which means "To Breed". This is true, you can look it up in all dictionaries. I do have a funny anecdote though: I remember a Dutch friend of mine telling his acquaintance from Swiss that he breeded dogs. He said: I fok dogs. That acquaintance never came back. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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pitchfork Newbie Posts: 66 |
posted 06-01-2000 02:50 AM
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I was thinking the same thing, but none of my dictionaries have "fuck" in them...and one is the Websters Third New International Dictionary...it's a BEAST! what the pluck? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Andrew Hickey Guru Posts: 337 |
posted 06-01-2000 03:32 AM
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As a matter of fact he's half right. 'Fuck' does of course come from the same root as 'fokken' , but the thing about removing fingers is true - except that it was two fingers removed rather than one (which is why people in the UK stick two fingers up at someone rather than one - or did until US cultural influence became so great...) ------------------ IP: Logged |
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deel Guru Posts: 114 |
posted 06-01-2000 07:27 AM
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i'm a bit of an oldtimer..popping the bird usually dosen't do the trick for me.. when i really want to make a statement, i just pull out my long bow and pop an arrow in ye arse! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Sterling30 Newbie Posts: 47 |
posted 06-01-2000 07:55 AM
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Tom, Actually, giving the middle finger actually dates back to the Roman Empire, and possible much earlier than that era... How do I know??? (I watch The History Channel") Gregg ------------------ IP: Logged |
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weAponX Guru Posts: 1843 |
posted 06-01-2000 11:43 AM
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Andrew- So THAT's where that "up yers" gesture came from- But I don't understand it, Ric Mayall in The Young Ones used to cross his arms while making the gesture with both hands- is that a "double-up-yer-bum"? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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