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DBS.US · 04-26-2008, 07:32 PM

A bit of interesting history.

Subject: Plucking the Yew! Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible for the English soldiers to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore incapable of fighting in the future. The famous bow was made of the English Yew tree and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" or "pluck you". Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won the battle and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French and saying "We can still pluck yew. Pluck you". 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 that yew knew everything.

baddog · 04-26-2008, 07:34 PM

I do not know why, but I already knew that.

GrouchyAdmin · 04-26-2008, 07:34 PM

Yeah. I'll believe that as much as "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." Finding the truth to history gets easier every year.. people get more gullible every year. This one seems much more true to what I read, though.

baddog · 04-26-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

Yeah. I'll believe that as much as "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." Finding the truth to history gets easier every year.. people get more gullible every year.

I heard Filed Under Carnal Knowledge. However, it does bring up some interesting ideas, none of which I feel like typing out, so if someone else posts what I am thinking, I will just

baddog · 04-26-2008, 07:40 PM

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04-26-2008, 07:32 PM	#1
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04-26-2008, 07:34 PM	#3
GrouchyAdmin Now choke yourself! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12,085	Yeah. I'll believe that as much as "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." Finding the truth to history gets easier every year.. people get more gullible every year. This one seems much more true to what I read, though. __________________ AIM: GrouchyGfy Last edited by GrouchyAdmin; 04-26-2008 at 07:37 PM.. Reason: Damn trackpad'd over the last bit of the sentence.

04-26-2008, 07:34 PM	#2
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