Sisco Posted November 9, 2023 Report Posted November 9, 2023 The 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. Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to 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 English longbow 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 they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative '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 every plucking thing. Didn't yew! 😛
Rsquared Posted November 14, 2023 Report Posted November 14, 2023 16 hours ago, 98Z5V said: After this weekend... Truth!
98Z5V Posted November 22, 2023 Report Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Man, I thought those were super cool - until last weekend... This is the new sweetness... https://throwflame.com/products/xl18-flamethrower/ Edited November 22, 2023 by 98Z5V
Sisco Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 I never thought I would live to see this. An actual picture from the European Large Aperture Observatory of a star and it's planets 300 light years away.
Cunuckgaucho Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 It's like the Eye of God, and God doesn't look pleased at what he sees.
unforgiven Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 9 hours ago, Cunuckgaucho said: It's like the Eye of God, and God doesn't look pleased at what he sees. That look of disgust
shooterrex Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 But it was 300 years ago. He's probably over it by now.
Turd Furgeson Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 46 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Awesome!!!
GRA Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said: PRICELESS !!! 😆
unforgiven Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 18 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Hahaha what would she do with a sill cock
dpete Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 4 hours ago, unforgiven said: Hahaha what would she do with a sill cock Probably misidentify it as a sill c*nt.
98Z5V Posted December 2, 2023 Report Posted December 2, 2023 On 11/30/2023 at 5:05 PM, Turd Furgeson said: THE MAN!!! HELL YEAH!!!
98Z5V Posted December 5, 2023 Report Posted December 5, 2023 ^^^ I can relate to that one. If it ain't Dangerous - it ain't worth it.
Armed Eye Doc Posted December 7, 2023 Report Posted December 7, 2023 https://www.pearlharborhistoricsites.org/pearl-harbor/arizona-memorial
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