Sussex Nomad
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The Fornicating under consent of the king thing is bollocks
That's better you're using my language now. I am merely the Sexcetera messenger, don't shoot me!
The Fornicating under consent of the king thing is bollocks
**** is from the Grope **** Lane in London where the ladies of the night used to hang out in the olden days !! APPARENTLY !!
Hmmm. How exactly would you name a street after the act of groping a lady's, ahem, special area, if the word for the special area didn't already exist prior to that?
<scratches head>
Henry V included a reference to the French cutting off longbowmen's fingers in a pre-battle speech, the story was around at the time of Agincourt, although it does not necessarily mean that the French practised it, just that Henry found it useful for propaganda, and it does not show that the two-fingered salute is derived from the hypothetical behaviour of English archers at that battle.
Not exactly a swear word but the word "Shit" goes back to the days when manure was transported by ship. Manure gives off methane which is flammable when moist and would often explode if stored in the hull of a ship, so when it was being packed they would chalk the abbreviation of " Store High in Transit" on the side of the crates. S.H.I.T
A popular myth, I think. Not true.
The word in its modern meaning is attested in Middle English. Proverbs of Hendyng, a manuscript from some time before 1325, includes the advice:
Ȝeue þi cunte to cunnig and craue affetir wedding.
(Give your c**t wisely and make (your) demands after the wedding.)
More importantly, what's your FAVOURITE swear word?
as well as cuckoldry, which has never really been an issue hereSouthern Europeans prefer religious themes.