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| the bird bird bird jus givin the bird; lmao yet again | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 6 2004, 09:32 PM (83 Views) | |
| Go_PoD-SSC-- | Sep 6 2004, 09:32 PM Post #1 |
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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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| DazzaD | Sep 6 2004, 10:57 PM Post #2 |
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i knew that.......................................................
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| FOST | Sep 8 2004, 09:20 AM Post #3 |
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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
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| Go_PoD-SSC-- | Sep 8 2004, 10:46 AM Post #4 |
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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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| feralist-ssc- | Sep 11 2004, 11:30 AM Post #5 |
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| Susat=FMJ= | Sep 11 2004, 07:26 PM Post #6 |
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I like that one!lol |
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