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[bobsgirl]

What a cool way to start the day--eating my Special K and banana and reading sex stuff.

Oh--except for the part about dog farts. But I know what you mean--My in-laws used to have a Dalmation who could clear a room.

 

[BlueSugar]

What a cool way to start the day--eating my Special K and banana and reading sex stuff.

Oh--except for the part about dog farts. But I know what you mean--My in-laws used to have a Dalmation who could clear a room.

you're welcome! have you any facts for us?

hehe... sorry... I was frustraited with the pup last night !

 

[James G 5]

well. I was looking for sexual nonsence facts but that works too.

Fuck
actually stood for Fornication under consent of King because the towns were so poor they couldn't afford to have any more children (back in the dark ages and before/after that time period) so they had to get permission from the king to have a child. The king allowed them for a time and then made them stop so the child would be born during surplus. They got to hang signs on their door with F.U.C.K on their door handles... talk about a "do not disturb" sign

NOT true
There are several false stories about the origin of the word "fuck"
It actually comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word "Fokken" meaning "to plow"
People like to look for other explanations, so several acronyms like this pop up to "explain" a word that has a legit origin
"For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" is another popular one

James, the even bigger font of useless knowledge

 

[James G 5]

Wow, when you get bored, you do get interesting!

I had heard that in earlier times, it was believed that an orgasm brought about a small death. No, I have no idea where it came from or why. Perhaps because a person in the middle of an orgasm can appear dead? (i.e. not moving, not breathing) I know in the book "Fanny Hill" they used the expression, "I die!" to announce an orgasm, so perhaps there was some truth to this?

Okay, so I'm a little bored myself!

The French expression for an orgasm that causes blackout is "La Petit Mort", "The Little Death"

 

[James G 5]

Harking back to the original posts, in several Oriental cultures an expulsion of semen is considered to contain vital energy
So men learned techniques to retard or withold ejaculation in order to preserve their life force
Many of these techniques are taught to men today to help them prevent premature ejaculation or even possibly be multi-orgasmic

 

[BlueSugar]

Thanks James, we should spread the word to the bdsm people, I'm sure they have a many fun facts...

 

[Wickid Cherry Pie]

Okay, you fonts of useless knowledge:
Any clue where the correlation between masturbation and hairy palms/knuckles originated?

 

[James G 5]

Okay, you fonts of useless knowledge:
Any clue where the correlation between masturbation and hairy palms/knuckles originated?

Body hair in various places, depending on the culture and time period, has always held negative connotations of "dirtiness" or "animal nature"
In olden times, hairy palms were thought to be a sign of a vampire or werewolf
So when people started to villify masturbation, especially in late 1800's America, one of the things they attached to it in order to discourage young people from this "evil" was that it would give them animalistic hair

 

[BlueSugar]

damnit! you beat me to it James... it also links down to church teachings and things they made up etc... it also caused, blindness, irrationality, insanity...

i think lack there of does...

 

[James G 5]

damnit! you beat me to it James... it also links down to church teachings and things they made up etc... it also caused, blindness, irrationality, insanity...

i think lack there of does...

Ooo, Ooo, I beat Blue

 

[ReadyOne]

Harking back to the original posts, in several Oriental cultures an expulsion of semen is considered to contain vital energy
So men learned techniques to retard or withold ejaculation in order to preserve their life force
Many of these techniques are taught to men today to help them prevent premature ejaculation or even possibly be multi-orgasmic

Ya...

Turns out they generally still ejaculated but it went in the opposite direction than normal, up into the bladder.

 

[BlueSugar]

Ya...

Turns out they generally still ejaculated but it went in the opposite direction than normal, up into the bladder.

James: :: pouts:: i've been alone for 2 weeks ... when you said "I beat blue..." i got all excited, and realized it didn't happen at the same time. :: sad ::

Ready: that must be the weirdest feeling ever!!

 

[MMorJon]

Heres one about the word shit:

In the days when sailing ships were opening up world trade routes, when commodities such as spices were worth as much as gold, (18th Century??) some ships would carry fertilizer. These ships would periodically explode & be lost at sea, & no one knew why. Once they realised the cause was due to a build up of methane gas in the hold (& probably some sailor with a lantern) they would stamp on the words "Ship High In Transit", so the ferilizer would be lashed to the decks & exposed to the fresh air, avoiding any methane build-up. These words became common in use, and were eventually abrreviated to S.H.I.T., hence the word we use today