musiclover Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Interesting Untold History of English In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from! The "rule of the thumb" is derived from an old English law that stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the "honeymoon." In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had the consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King & he gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of King) on it. Now you know where that came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted July 8, 2004 Author Share Posted July 8, 2004 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 :stunned: :idea2: FUCK!!..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: thanks for the info!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of King) on it. Now you know where that came from. :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Gordon Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Interesting Untold History of English In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had the consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King & he gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of King) on it. Now you know where that came from. :lol: :lol: that's fucking funny as hell.. :lol: :lol: I'm going to use this as one of my history book reports in school...can't get yelled at for saying what's true, rite? :lol: nah..fuck the book report, I'll just go back to the basics, "show & tell"...LMFAO :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted July 8, 2004 Author Share Posted July 8, 2004 :cool: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenna Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 haha I love little fun facts...the fuck one is way funny. fuck is such an addictive word, I mean, everyone says it, you hear it all over the place, then you can't stop saying it. I usually say it when I think sometihng is sweet, "its fuckin sweet!" its just like an exaggeration to me. But if I'm pissed, I use it too, a lot, hehe. So thanks for the lesson of the day! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBerry Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I read that somewhere, few years ago.. it´s interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousewings Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 My bad for putting a rain on all your guys' parade, but it isn't true. Read here: http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/fuck.htm I'm an evil bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michella Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy's Gyal Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had the consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King & he gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of King) on it. Now you know where that came from. Muhahaha :sneaky: ...is that true :embarrased: :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 My bad for putting a rain on all your guys' parade, but it isn't true. Read here: http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/fuck.htm I'm an evil bat. I was going to direct people's attention to that site. :lol: snopes.com is one of my favorite websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy's Gyal Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Speaking of the word 'fuck' :D : http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/history.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycdplayerisbroke Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 hahahah^ that's funny i saw it a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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