Dr.d's Fact Of The Day
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<i><b>November 5, 2003.</b></i>
The history of the F-word.
The obscenity f**k is a very old word and has been considered shocking from the first, though it is seen in print much more often now than in the past. Its first known occurrence, in code because of its unacceptability, is in a poem composed in a mixture of Latin and English sometime before 1500. The poem, which satirizes the Carmelite friars of Cambridge, England, takes its title, “Flen flyys,” from the first words of its opening line, “Flen, flyys, and freris,” that is, “fleas, flies, and friars.” The line that contains f**k reads “Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk.” The Latin words “Non sunt in coeli, quia,” mean “they [the friars] are not in heaven, since.” The code “gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk” is easily broken by simply substituting the preceding letter in the alphabet, keeping in mind differences in the alphabet and in spelling between then and now: i was then used for both i and j; v was used for both u and v; and vv was used for w. This yields “fvccant [a fake Latin form] vvivys of heli.” The whole thus reads in translation: “They are not in heaven because they f**k wives of Ely [a town near Cambridge].”
Source (Dictionary.com)
<i><b>November 5, 2003.</b></i>
The history of the F-word.
The obscenity f**k is a very old word and has been considered shocking from the first, though it is seen in print much more often now than in the past. Its first known occurrence, in code because of its unacceptability, is in a poem composed in a mixture of Latin and English sometime before 1500. The poem, which satirizes the Carmelite friars of Cambridge, England, takes its title, “Flen flyys,” from the first words of its opening line, “Flen, flyys, and freris,” that is, “fleas, flies, and friars.” The line that contains f**k reads “Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk.” The Latin words “Non sunt in coeli, quia,” mean “they [the friars] are not in heaven, since.” The code “gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk” is easily broken by simply substituting the preceding letter in the alphabet, keeping in mind differences in the alphabet and in spelling between then and now: i was then used for both i and j; v was used for both u and v; and vv was used for w. This yields “fvccant [a fake Latin form] vvivys of heli.” The whole thus reads in translation: “They are not in heaven because they f**k wives of Ely [a town near Cambridge].”
Source (Dictionary.com)
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thanks doc.
However, Urban Dictionary defines it as:
The most used word by an average teen, as there are "infinitive usages" and the teen tend to bump into these opportunities because of the mis-conditioned environment.
However, Urban Dictionary defines it as:
The most used word by an average teen, as there are "infinitive usages" and the teen tend to bump into these opportunities because of the mis-conditioned environment. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
To quote the creator of Unreal Tournament,
"Everyone knows f**** is the new comma!"
I thought it was viking "to bore a hole" <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
I thought it was viking "to bore a hole" <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
i heard that somewhere too, and about planting stuff in the ground.. :: shrugs ::
However, Urban Dictionary defines it as:
The most used word by an average teen, as there are "infinitive usages" and the teen tend to bump into these opportunities because of the mis-conditioned environment. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To quote the creator of Unreal Tournament,
"Everyone knows f**** is the new comma!" <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I need to have more peopel see that. *puts it in sig*
However, Urban Dictionary defines it as:
The most used word by an average teen, as there are "infinitive usages" and the teen tend to bump into these opportunities because of the mis-conditioned environment. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To quote the creator of Unreal Tournament,
"Everyone knows f**** is the new comma!" <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I need to have more peopel see that. *puts it in sig* <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Looked up the name of the guy, its Cliffy B. - or at least thats what they call the guy in the article
Yup.
Fornicating Under Consent of the King.
Yup. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Negative. That's actually an urban legend. I'm sure you can find this on <a href='http://www.snopes.com' target='_blank'>Snopes</a> <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
*edit* More secifically, here.
<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>CONTAINS UNEDITED PROFANITY. DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK IF THIS IS OBJECTIONABLE TO YOU. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.</span></span>
<a href='http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/****.htm' target='_blank'>And here we are. READ THE ABOVE WARNING.</a>.
I do not wish to be held responsible for and deviant behavior. This is merely a scientific study. This means you, nem. Don't ban me. Sweet Jesus don't ban me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
*edit part Deux* Apparently the nice forums censor the URL <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> If you really wanna see this, replace the "****" in the URL with the f-bomb (duh). If you're too lazy to do this, just hit Snopes and search for you know what. or should know what. Because if you don't know what, what the crap are you reading this thread for?
I was always under the impression that it was the whole fornication-king dealie. Nifty.
Fornicating Under Consent of the King.
Yup. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Negative. That's actually an urban legend. I'm sure you can find this on <a href='http://www.snopes.com' target='_blank'>Snopes</a> <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Zah??? It makes perfect sence though.
Americans spend more than $630 million dollars a year on golf balls.
Source (Snapple bottle cap)
However, Urban Dictionary defines it as:
The most used word by an average teen, as there are "infinitive usages" and the teen tend to bump into these opportunities because of the mis-conditioned environment. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To quote the creator of Unreal Tournament,
"Everyone knows f**** is the new comma!" <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I need to have more peopel see that. *puts it in sig* <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Looked up the name of the guy, its Cliffy B. - or at least thats what they call the guy in the article <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Cliff Bleszinski's a very quoteable man <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->You have to listen to your customers. The customer is always right. But in some instances you have to trust your own instincts and your own filter. If you ask a 10-year-old what kind of game he'd want, you get a game with roller coasters and zombies and mummies and tanks and ice cream.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->