"In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family!). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King 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 the King") on it. Now you know where that came from."
"It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 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 honey month or what we know today as the honeymoon."
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Oh wow! I always wondered where the word fuck originated and now I know and can amaze all my friends with my useless trivia! cuz really f u c k? What a strange word that is!
And now all I can wonder is: who was the first person who originated the slang use of the word??? I must be able to find that somewhere on the internet, but I have to admit I’m a bit worried about the search results I’ll get for: original slang usage of fuck. That’s just asking for some weird ass shit that is no doubt going to get me into trouble due to my unerring curiosity.
So, alright, I guess I’ll just have to live with the fact that I won’t know the answer to that question … maybe my husband knows? He’s an encyclopedia of random facts and figures! And I have no doubt that he knew all of these that are listed and could spout out a few more if asked. Almost makes you wonder what would happen to the world if everyone abstained completely from alcohol and drugs. Would the world be a better place? Would the vast retention of knowledge allow us all to move to a higher and grander purpose? Aah! But alas, there would be no meade, and then there would be no honeymoon, and then there would no fucking. … Well shit, what’s the fun in that???
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