JFS Daily - Thursday
Published: Thu, 07/23/09
Just Free Stuff Daily Newsletter - July 23, 2009
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Hello Everyone,
Here's your (not so) totally useless fact of the day:
Don't know if its true, but its interesting...
Historical Origin of The "Finger"
This is not meant to be crude. It is strictly for your edification and enjoyment.
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." 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!"
Over the years, some 'folk etymologies' have grown up around this symbolic
gesture. Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say (like "pleasant mother
pheasant plucker", which is who you had to go to for the feathers used on the
arrows for the longbow), 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 that the symbolic gesture
is known as "giving the bird."
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Get A Free Number With Google Voice
My buddy Wendy From Sweeties Sweeps made a post on her blog about it.
Looks VERY interesting...
"Here is a way to get a free phone number to use for all of your sweepstakes
entries and for requesting freebie offers too.
Google is coming out with a brand new service called Google Voice. With the
new service you will be able to screen your calls and use this second phone
number for your sweepstakes entries........."
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Todays Freebies, Contests, Cool Deals, & Whatever!
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These Are The Most Popular Freebies & Sweepstakes From Last Week!
July 13 - July 19, 2009
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*** Sample Of Vaseline Aloe Fresh ***
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