Humor of the Day

[halfdome, Danny]

History of the Middle Finger




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. Isn't history more fun when you know something about it? 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 symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'

[madjack]

....makes for a wonderful story...but SNOPES ALERT ......we must strive for accuracy...doanchano
madjack

[halfdome, Danny]

....makes for a wonderful story...but SNOPES ALERT ......we must strive for accuracy...doanchano
madjack

Accuracy in Humor of The Day? These are just jokes. Danny
The quality that provokes laughter or amusement. Writers create humor through exaggeration, sarcasm, amusing descriptions, irony, and witty dialogue.http://www.wallkillcsd.k12.ny.us/glt.htm

[tonyj]

All I can say is, I am not the pleasant pheasant feather plucker, nor the pleasant pheasant feather plucker's son, but I will pluck the pleasant pheasant feathers until the pleasant pheasant feather plucker comes.

Go ahead. Try to say it. I dare you!

[halfdome, Danny]

"YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF..."

1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.

2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't
afford shoes.

3. You have more wives than teeth.

4. You wipe your ass with your bare left hand, but consider bacon
"unclean."

5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.

6. You can't think of anyone you HAVEN'T declared Jihad against.

7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in
your clothing.

8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than
setting off roadside bombs.

9. You've ever uttered the phrase, "I love what you've done with your
cave."

10. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least
one.

11. You bathe at least monthly whether necessary or not.

12. You've ever had a crush on your neighbor's goat.

[sonar37]

Who can think of the best caption for this photo?

[bledsoe3]

Who can think of the best caption for this photo?

Look Dear, it's a kitty.

[Nitetimes]

Who can think of the best caption for this photo?

Is it soup yet???

[madjack]

...here kitty kitty kitty............
...oh yeah...if this window wasn't here, I'd rip your throat out and eat bambi!!!!!!!!!!!!
...here kitty kitty kitty..............
madjack

[madjack]

...hey junior, I told ya we would have fun at the zoo, looking at all the funny animals............................

[tonyj]

Okay, cat. I'm telling you for the last time--Stay away from Fawn. She's not your type.

[edevans]

I'm sorry, but the ad in the personals said you were a real dear. My bad Ruby & Ed

[caseydog]

Who can think of the best caption for this photo?

Some pictures are just too darned cute to be funny.

[Sam I am]

CAUTION: TASTELESS PUN FOLLOWS!

"A buck for my p***y? It'll cost a lot more doe than that!"

Groan!

[halfdome, Danny]

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