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< <THE FINGER < < < < < < < < < < 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 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 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 are mistakenly thought to have < < < < < something to do with an intimate encounter. < < < < < < < < < < 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. < < << Return-Path: <crisco13@hotmail.com< Received: from rly-yd02.mx.aol.com (rly-yd02.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.2]) by air-yd05.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:36:39 -0500 Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f99.hotmail.com [216.32.181.99]) by rly-yd02.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:36:28 -0500 Received: (qmail 94820 invoked by uid 0); 9 Feb 2000 13:36:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20000209133627.94819.qmail@hotmail.com< Received: from 12.15.226.26 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 05:36:27 PST X-Originating-IP: [12.15.226.26] From: "KATHY Cara" <crisco13@hotmail.com< To: moscaa@divinvest.com, chandachanda@yahoo.com, Disessat@aol.com, spencer@apci.net, Teedah4u@yahoo.com, LOVELORN4U@webtv.net, lhochman@deltafunding.com, mkeane@gfpgroup.com, RKampmann@aol.com, destefan@DPW.COM, ssherman@jasa.org, savories@freepcmail.com, vstarliper@tidalwave.net Subject: Fwd: FW: interesting? Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 05:36:27 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit < <THE FINGER < < < < < < < < < < 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 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 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 are mistakenly thought to have < < < < < something to do with an intimate encounter. < < < < < < < < < < 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. < < ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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