ahhh ... i understand - thanks! --- Stephen Fryer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> bill kilpatrick wrote: > > > i thought the english expletive "bollocks!" was > > associated with the hindmost part of the human > anatomy > > and hot air (i.e. "you're talking bollocks - > speaking > > from your rear-end"). was the knife normally > carried > > from behind? > > Actually it originally refers to a more frontal part > of the anatomy - > the testicles (in American slang "balls"). If you > look at pictures of > extant medieval bollock daggers you will find taht > their shape made the > reference very explicit, as well as where the dagger > was hung. (Some > modern replicas may be seen at > http://www.todsstuff.co.uk/html/bollockdaggers.php ) > > -- > Stephen Fryer > Lund Computer Services > > ************************************************** > The more answers I find, the more questions I have > ************************************************** > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
