Message-ID: <27466835.1075857816764.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:20:00 -0800 (PST) From: rkampmann@aol.com To: dpbednarz@aol.com, cbondy@stanfieldcp.com, iggy2@frontiernet.net, gbrooks@bailard.com, colleenbrophy@yahoo.com, jbrusak@worldnet.att.net, rbuono@microsoft.com, rgcrise@gateway.net, philip_emma@yahoo.com, sgross999@aol.com, gspot2001@hotmail.com, edolshun@carroll.com, david_juliana_at_datascope@datascope.com, jkampmann@meaengineers.com, richelle.pecora@nbc.com, preist@seligmandata.com, kevin.ruscitti@enron.com, mannysak@aol.com, sussmann@erols.com, skyhouse@pacbell.net Subject: The Finger Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: RKampmann@aol.com X-To: DPBednarz@aol.com, cbondy@stanfieldcp.com, iggy2@frontiernet.net, GBrooks@bailard.com, colleenbrophy@yahoo.com, jbrusak@worldnet.att.net, rbuono@microsoft.com, rgcrise@gateway.net, philip_emma@yahoo.com, SGross999@aol.com, gspot2001@hotmail.com, edolshun@carroll.com (Edward Dolshun), david_juliana_at_datascope@datascope.com, jkampmann@meaengineers.com, richelle.pecora@nbc.com, PReist@seligmandata.com, Kevin Ruscitti, MANNYSAK@aol.com, sussmann@erols.com, skyhouse@pacbell.net X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kevin_Ruscitti_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Ruscitti-K X-FileName: kruscit.nsf << > >THE FINGER > > > > > > > > > > Isn't history more fun when you know something about it? > > > > > > > > > > /'_/) > > > > > ,/_ / > > > > > / / > > > > > /'_'/' '/'__'/','/' > > > > > /'/ / / / /_\ > > > > > ('( ' ' _ \ > > > > > \ | > > > > > \ ' / > > > > > '\' \ _./' > > > > > \ \ > > > > > \ \ > > > > > > > > > > Giving the Finger > > > > > > > > > > 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 be incapable of fighting in the future. > > > > > > > > > > This famous weapon 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! "PLUCK YEW!" > > > > > > > > > > Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult > > > > > consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually > > > > > changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and > > > > > thus the words often used in conjunction with the > > > > > one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have > > > > > something to do with an intimate encounter. > > > > > > > > > > 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 everything. > > >> Return-Path: Received: from rly-yd02.mx.aol.com (rly-yd02.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.2]) by air-yd05.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:36:39 -0500 Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f99.hotmail.com [216.32.181.99]) by rly-yd02.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:36:28 -0500 Received: (qmail 94820 invoked by uid 0); 9 Feb 2000 13:36:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20000209133627.94819.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 12.15.226.26 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2000 05:36:27 PST X-Originating-IP: [12.15.226.26] From: "KATHY Cara" To: moscaa@divinvest.com, chandachanda@yahoo.com, Disessat@aol.com, spencer@apci.net, Teedah4u@yahoo.com, LOVELORN4U@webtv.net, lhochman@deltafunding.com, mkeane@gfpgroup.com, RKampmann@aol.com, destefan@DPW.COM, ssherman@jasa.org, savories@freepcmail.com, vstarliper@tidalwave.net Subject: Fwd: FW: interesting? Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 05:36:27 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >THE FINGER > > > > > > > > > > Isn't history more fun when you know something about it? > > > > > > > > > > /'_/) > > > > > ,/_ / > > > > > / / > > > > > /'_'/' '/'__'/','/' > > > > > /'/ / / / /_\ > > > > > ('( ' ' _ \ > > > > > \ | > > > > > \ ' / > > > > > '\' \ _./' > > > > > \ \ > > > > > \ \ > > > > > > > > > > Giving the Finger > > > > > > > > > > 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 be incapable of fighting in the future. > > > > > > > > > > This famous weapon 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! "PLUCK YEW!" > > > > > > > > > > Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult > > > > > consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually > > > > > changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and > > > > > thus the words often used in conjunction with the > > > > > one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have > > > > > something to do with an intimate encounter. > > > > > > > > > > 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 everything. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com