No funny stuff. It probably came from the Middle Ages when bows and arrows were cutting edge military equipment. The bows were often made from the wood of a YEW tree. So to PLUCK YOU meant going to battle. How the PL got changed to an F is not clear, but it's not a big stretch of the imagination to figure out how the meaning changed to what it is today. Any one else has a theory?
NO FUNNY STUFF, PLEASE
2006-06-25 05:36:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Don't trust Wikipedia, I've found false information there before. so thank you for filling in the missing details of my story. Now, in conclsion, the whole story makes more sense
2006-06-25 05:48:41 · update #1
There is an entire book talking about the stories and in the end it came to the conclusions that there isn't a direct link to any. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was debunked and so many others. It is work picking up. It is called The F Word.
2006-06-25 05:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by embigguns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pluck yew story is false.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_etymology
**** you/The finger" This folk etymology centers on archers who had their middle fingers removed in medieval times to keep them from properly aiming their arrows. English longbow archers caught by the enemy at Agincourt supposedly had their bow fingers amputated, since at that time the longbow was a devastating weapon and would have given a great advantage to the English. The unaffected archers could taunt the enemy by raising their index and middle fingers to show they were still intact and that the archers could still effectively "pluck yew." However, this story is untrue.
2006-06-25 12:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by ratboy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just additional information about the longbow. English longbowmen were frequently captured by the French and had their middle fingers cut off. Three consecutive fingers are needed to pull back the string on a longbow, therefore the middle finger was necessary. It is said that other longbowmen going into battle would demonstrate that they still had their fingers by showing just that one to their enemies and supposedly shouting, "See? I can still pluck you!"
2006-06-25 12:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My understanding is that it is an acronym......Fornication Under Consent of the King. People had to hang a placard outside their house when they were given permission to procreate.
2006-06-25 12:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by adnerb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding is that the word **** was an abreviation for Found Under Carnal Knowledge. How the You got there is anyones guess.
2006-06-25 12:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by walt w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't specifically answer your question, but I think the F word is actually of German origin. If you're researching it, this may by where you want to start.
2006-06-25 12:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the word is an acronym that means "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" i am not sure how it came to be so nasty
2006-06-25 12:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i can see why somebody would say that to you get a bloody life
2006-06-26 11:30:49 · answer #8 · answered by JJs world 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz white man's head is full of crap!
2006-06-25 12:46:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
who cares so f- you lol
2006-06-25 12:42:37 · answer #10 · answered by mike67333 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋