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the bird bird bird jus givin the bird; lmao yet again
Topic Started: Sep 6 2004, 09:32 PM (83 Views)
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It ^^^^is a snail...not a turd:)
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HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE FINGER

Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I
know
it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in
the
hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history more fun when you
know something about it?

Giving the Finger

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating
victory
over the English, proposed cut off the middle finger of all captured
English soldiers.

Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned
English longbow; and, therefore, they would be incapable of fighting in
the
future. 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
one-finger-salute! 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.
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i knew that.......................................................






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Fost of the Um Braged :D
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Erm me 2 but being brits it was the two finger salute ,not to be confused with the reverse V 4 victory of Churchill and most definitely not to be confused with the gesture at the barman when u are ordering 2 pints cos ur M8`s paying :D
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It ^^^^is a snail...not a turd:)
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hmmm2 pints.....lol...i have some time spare....5 seconds that is:D...so.....

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:roflmao :slap
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I like that one!lol
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