Well, now... here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled
to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.
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 they would be incapable of fighting in the future.
This famous English longbow 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!"
Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning
has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative "F", and thus the words often used in
conjunction with the one-finger-salute!
It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the
one-finger-salute!
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." It is STILL an appropriate salute to the
French today.
And yew though yew knew every plucking thing!
to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.
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 they would be incapable of fighting in the future.
This famous English longbow 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!"
Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning
has gradually changed to a labiodentals fricative "F", and thus the words often used in
conjunction with the one-finger-salute!
It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the
one-finger-salute!
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." It is STILL an appropriate salute to the
French today.
And yew though yew knew every plucking thing!
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