What if the Nazis were nice?
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Re: What if the ***** were nice?
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: What if the ***** were nice?
Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: What if the ***** were nice?
Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: What if the ***** were nice?
Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
What do you think?
Norm
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly before
professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations ( Arabs
??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same period
> when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman Soldiers
> would receive.
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
symbolising
> unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
The
> symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
>
> On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
derogatory
> name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
>
> And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
(plural
> of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> fertile.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where the
> > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles of
> > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> Fascists
> > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > >
> > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term **** is
a
> > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> from
> > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > >
> > > Norm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: What if the ***** were nice?
No idea, but I found this explanation if it helps:
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What if the ***** were nice?
No idea, but I found this explanation if it helps:
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: What if the ***** were nice?
No idea, but I found this explanation if it helps:
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Play hooky is probably derived from the Dutch term hoekje (spelen)
'hide-and-seek'. The Dutch word hoek means 'corner'-- the boys in
17th-century New Amsterdam played this game around the corners of the
street. Hide-and-seek was a different game back then--the players had to
search for a hidden object. Although play hooky originally referred to the
game of hide-and-seek, it also had other meanings in the 17th and 18th
centuries. It wasn't until the 19th century that schoolchildren began using
play hooky to mean 'skip school.'
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:6RAHd.12516$4I2.385@attbi_s01...
> Dave, I had also read that the term hooky originated during the Zulu War.
> What do you think?
>
> Norm
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:AIAHd.14101$GG1.9392@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Possibly - testis means "witness" as your explanation suggests, but some
> people believe ********* (from the plural testis) may have come from a
> corruption of testa - a pot. I'm fairly sure testis (as in witness) was in
> use as a Roman word before there were Roman soldiers (well certainly
before
> professional soldiers as opposed to conscripts). Other civilisations (
Arabs
> ??) used to grab their nuts when swearing oaths on things.
>
> May be a "chicken and egg" situation :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:GlAHd.12491$4I2.2957@attbi_s01...
> > You're exactly right Dave. The term testimony came from that same
period
> > when a Roman Soldier would hold his ********* in his hands while being
> > questioned. Also the term salary came from the salt ration Roman
Soldiers
> > would receive.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:YcAHd.14063$GG1.4242@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> > Actually, it was called that in the days of the Roman Republic,
> symbolising
> > unity - each stick was weak, but wrapped together made the whole strong.
> The
> > symbolic bundle was carried by Roman magistrates.
> >
> > On the topic of sticks, seeing I'm on a roll here, "------" is a
> derogatory
> > name for homosexual as we used to burn them.
> >
> > And lastly,but not least, February is named "February" after the ritual
> > where blokes would run around hitting naked women with the "februa"
> (plural
> > of februum) which was a whip or stick. We did this to make women more
> > fertile.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >
> > "Norm & Debbie" <nwpars@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> > news:vXyHd.12436$4I2.9978@attbi_s01...
> > > Bill, we know that it is a form of government, but do you know where
the
> > > term originated? On the Italian Blackshirts' party badge are bundles
of
> > > wrapped sticks called fascis (sp?). IL Duce's movement was called
> > Fascists
> > > after the bundles of wrapped sticks on their badges.
> > >
> > > Norm
> > >
> > > "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > > news:41EEB91B.FE334BFD@***.net...
> > > Debbie, please research Fascism:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Norm & Debbie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Again Bill, please research that period in Germany. The term ****
is
> a
> > > > contraction of the term National Socialism. As far as the quotation
> > from
> > > > Adolf Hitler - he never said it. Please research it.
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: OT Re: What if the ***** were nice.. Sticks ... *********.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
Guest
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Re: OT Re: What if the ***** were nice.. Sticks ... *********.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
Guest
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Re: OT Re: What if the ***** were nice.. Sticks ... *********.
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Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dave Milne wrote:
>
> After some research, here is an interesting theory :
>
> The Greek word for witness is "parastates" (someone who stands next to
> someone else), also is the Greek word for ********* ; it could be that the
> Romans adopted the Greek double meaning.
>
> Did you do Classics out of interest ?
>
> From *****, to Sticks, now *********. Amazing conversation, but I think we
> have strayed somewhat off topic !
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ