well, THAT would've made medieval history classes more interesting! I don't think it's true though
-----Original Message----- From: Stephenie Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 October 2001 17:25 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday) i heard it meant "Fornication Under [the] Crown [of the] King.....but i could be wrong...it has happened once or twice [or more] before ~~ steph ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:09 PM Subject: RE: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday) > Just a little trivia. The "F" word has an interesting history. When women > were put in the stockades for adultry the stockades were labeled "For > Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", which was later abreviated to the "F" word and > introduced to the language. > > FWIW, > > Kristine C. Hege [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Database & Applications Specialist Phone: (802) 463-2111 > SoVerNet Inc. Ext: 105 > 5 Rockingham St. > Bellows Falls, VT 05101 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _ .----. . - . > PROGRAM (PRO'-gram') [n] A magic spell cast over a |C>_.|.:' .:. . > computer allowing it to turn one's input into error __|____|__ `:. O_/ > messages. [vi] To engage in a pastime similar to | ______--| \/M > banging one's head against a wall, but, with fewer `-/.::::.\-' _/ \_ > opportunities for reward. `--------' > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Mark Smyth wrote: > > > Dude..profanity IS part of the English language. > > > > i always thought the F word (you all know what i mean!!) was french > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 29 October 2001 17:00 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday) > > > > > > Gel- > > Just because something is part of a language does NOT mean it is appropriate > > to use it in all contexts or to all audiences. > > -Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 8:51 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday) > > > > > > Dude..profanity IS part of the English language. > > > > Check your nearest dictionary.It is 'real' english. > > As real as all the other colloquialisms that have inundated our > > standard, everyday conversation. > > > > Cool the way the 'English Language' as spoken by most changes eh? > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Profanity as a retort only stoops to the same level of ignorance. You > > can use real english without having to swear and have twice the impact. > > > > larry > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
