*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. * *Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?? ** * *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 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 labiodentals 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 every plucking thing!* <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=109095&rui=107238157> RSS Feed <http://feedproxy.google.com/funkruticelebrities> Email Subscription<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=funkruticelebrities> Total Posts: *7216* Celebrities Hub <http://celebrities.funkruti.com/> - Retro hot car girls - Part7<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part7.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part6<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part6.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part5<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part5.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part4<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part4.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part3<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part3.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part2<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part2.html> - Retro hot car girls - Part1<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/retro-hot-car-girls-part1.html> - Celebrity Apprentice: Brande Roderick Steals The Show<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/celebrity-apprentice-brande-roderick.html> - Mandira Bedi | Beautiful Yellow Top Fellow<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/mandira-bedi-beautiful-yellow-top.html> - ` soUth side mOdel & actress - aishwarya `<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/south-side-model-actress-aishwarya.html> - ` attractive rachEl bilsOn `<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/attractive-rachel-bilson.html> - Megan Fox | Pretty Gorgeous Walking<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/megan-fox-pretty-gorgeous-walking.html> - Celebs Rock | at Firangi Paani Launch Party<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/celebs-rock-at-firangi-paani-launch.html> - Ana Beatriz Barros Is One Sexy Bikini Babe<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/ana-beatriz-barros-is-one-sexy-bikini.html> - Alessandra Ambrosio Puts On Her Victoria's Secret Bikinis<http://celebrities.funkruti.com/2009/03/alessandra-ambrosio-puts-on-her.html>
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