Once upon a time a few years back, me and bf were taking a cab back home after school. This was at the time when we had just started seeing each other and I was trying to come to terms with my feelings for him. What followed pretty much cinched it for me.
We were riding along, in and out of traffic, chatting about funny swear words when he said, " Do you where FUCK comes from? I mean the word?"
And I said " No, I don't actually.".
So he says, " Well once upon a time long long ago in the middle ages, the king of England wanted to reign in the population because it was spiraling out of control. So he came up with this law that stated that nobody in his land could have sex without taking his permission first. In this way somehow he hoped to control the population by controlling when and how frequently people had sex. He probably even advised them on contraceptives! Who knows! Anyway, in those times, whenever people had sex, it was by the king's permission. So in order to make sure that they don't get caught falsely, they would use the phrase "Fornication Under Consent of the King". Some would hang the sign outside their doors even. So thats where F.U.C.K was born it began being taken to mean sex. See.. its not even a bad word really!"
I found this story so amusing and impressive that it completely stole my heart! Afterall how could I not fall for such a 'knowledgeable' (creative?) guy! And it was the right decision too because he has told me many many wonderful stories ever since and they never fail to impress me.
:-)
diabolicdame posted on May 19, 2008
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secretlife said on May 19, 2008....
here's the one i've heard:The word fuck comes from colonial times, when someone would be punished for 'prostitution' It was an acronym for the words
'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'
FUCK was written on the stocks that held these criminals because For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was too long to go on the stocks.
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diabolicdame said on May 19, 2008....
Interesting SL.. if only they would have known how famous fuck would go on to be! :-D -
uniquely-ironic said on May 19, 2008....
whatever the origins, the story is charming. Yes I can see why that cinched it for you. -
diabolicdame said on May 19, 2008....
u-i: I also thought it was rather charming. Out of all the things to be said about a fuck he chose this cute little story about a king! hehe.. -
skald said on May 19, 2008....
That is a great story. -
diabolicdame said on May 19, 2008....
skald: Yeah I don't know how accurate but does sound good! lol.. -
lfbno7 said on May 19, 2008....
The word didn't begin as an acronym. It's easy to make up acronyms, and that's what somebody did. The word is a lot older than that. It goes back to a time before modern English was spoken. It's probably a Germanic or Anglo Saxon word, and may have been related to earlier Latin words. This word is older than Shakespeare. In fact, one time Mrs. Shakespeare asked her husband to bring home some Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and he forgot, and she said "Oh fuck". Its earliest known usage was when King Arthur said to Lancelot, "You're not fucking my wife, are you?" And Lancelot replied "What do you mean?" -
brit said on May 19, 2008....
LOL no7!!!
oh fuck! whatever the orgins, at least we've got such a colorful word to use!
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D6fer said on May 19, 2008....
sorry lfbno7....but it really goes back much further.....it was actually used in cave man days....og (the creator of fire) was tending to his new creation...he was proud of the fire he had built....he grabbed a burning branch from the fire, and carried it to the shelter he had built for his mate (ugh) unfortunately, the shelter soon after became fully engulfed.....he looked at his mate, and she had that look (you know which one!) on her face...and he said "oh fuck!" and ran off screaming. -
diabolicdame said on May 19, 2008....
lfbno: See you're telling me stories about fuck yourself.. be careful.. that is a dangerous thing to do around me! That guy I was taking about has been my bf now for 5 years! God only knows what I'll do with you and for how long! :-P
But thats so funny.. hahahaha.. I always have liked Ben and Jerry's a lot myself! lol
brit: I agree! Imagine going through a whole day without using fuck now!
D6fer: Hahahaha.. lol.. that ugh must've been my ancestor for sure! I do that look very well! Lol.. hahahahaha..
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CayenneMan said on May 20, 2008....
Wow for all these years I had it wrong. I was under the impression that the King shouted it out when he realized he had a hole in his pocket which carried the key to the Queens chastity belt . . . -
quietone said on May 20, 2008....
haahhaaha.. this is too funny you guys!! thanks for the giggle this morning! :o -
silverwhisper said on May 20, 2008....
heh...sadly, the story, while funny, is an urban legend.
but i do like seeing these false etymologies: they're generally quite creative, i've always found. :>
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brit said on May 20, 2008....
dame~ Seriously! To NOT use fuck would be a real challenge (most days)! ;-P -
diabolicdame said on May 20, 2008....
Cman: Hahahaha.. lol.. yes that might have been the case actually! Would have definitely been more dramatic! I guess the important question would have been that if he lost the key, who found it? ;-)
quietone: hehe.. yeah I'm enjoying the many new versions too! Who though a fuck could be so funny! :-D
Ed: Yes... I thought as much.. but they made up stories are always more fun, aren't they! :-D
brit: Yes I agree.. in fact I don't think I could do that at all! Maybe a few hours.. but a whole day? Nope!
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GrapeKoolaid said on May 20, 2008....
Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo.
:D
It's actually a word that comes from Middle English "fucken", which means "to strike, move quickly, penetrate". It comes from the German "ficken", meaning approximately the same thing. A related word may be the Middle Dutch "fokken", which means "to strike, copulate with".
It's also one of the more versatile word in the English language. It can be used as a verb, both transitive and intransitive, active or passive. An adverb, a noun and an adjective. What other words can do that? (S**t does it, too) -
angelina-jolie said on May 20, 2008....
great -
starchini said on May 20, 2008....
aww thats soo cute! -
diabolicdame said on May 20, 2008....
Grape: Ahh.. that does sound like a more likely explanation! thanks for the video.. I love it! That 'banana' car is so cool! haha.. that guy can say "mine is bigger than yours" and know he's right by a long shot! :-D
jolie: Thanks!
starchini: I know, isn't it?!! :-) -
pusscat said on May 20, 2008....
Silverwhisper - loved that!!The best bit was at the very end "the rock group Van Halen, put out an album entitled 'For Unlawful Carnel Knowledge' ha ha! All those years ago - can you believe I never noticed the acronym ha ha!!I still think BOLLOCKS is just the best word - it covers everything and anything; burn your hand? Bollocks! Missed the bus? Bollocks! Your fave band ever - the dog's bollocks :-) -
mommyof2 said on May 20, 2008....
Well..ya learn something new every day...cool! -
diabolicdame said on May 20, 2008....
pusscat: Oh yes bollocks is a nice word.. though I personally don't use it as much as fuck for some reason.. hmmn.. maybe I will now! :-D
mommyof2: Haha.. yes.. if nothing else, you're increasing your general knowledge! By the way hello and thanks for dropping by! :-)
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brit said on May 20, 2008....
dame~ I'm pretty sure I said "fuck" more than once today. FUCK!
LOL ;-P
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diabolicdame said on May 21, 2008....
brit! Hehehehe.. me too! lol.. fuck! :-D -
husbandhater said on May 21, 2008....
lol. That is creative and I loved the story. Now is it true? -
diabolicdame said on May 22, 2008....
husbandhater: No apparently its not.. Ed and Grape explained just that to me above.. what a shame! It is a great story! hehe.. :-) -
boyette said on May 23, 2008....
Generally, your boy friend made you impress him of his interesting stories. I wish you well for many, many, many and many stories in the real life ahead. -
diabolicdame said on May 23, 2008....
Thanks a lot boyette! That is so nice of you.. :-) -
crybabylu said on May 25, 2008....
I have heard several, it is an interesting word. -
diabolicdame said on May 25, 2008....
Yeah.. it sure is.. interesting and versatile.. -
crybabylu said on May 25, 2008....
have you noticed how it just fits in anywhere you want to put it? That is what I like about it, that and the S word. -
Wish_Upon_A_Star said on May 25, 2008....
Fuck is my favorite word :)
The story is cute and i see why that proved it.
silver that was a great article, i wish they would use more essays like that essay in the Norton Reader
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diabolicdame said on May 26, 2008....
dee and Wish_star: Its one of my favs too! Fits anywhere!
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