Fuck you !
Posted: 04 May 2005, 12:15
Litet trivia om uttrycket fuck you, och det uppsträckte fingret:
It actually comes from a war in (I think it was) the 1800's. When (let's call them) "side one" captured someone from the other country (side two) they'd cut their middle fingers off, therefore preventing them from drawing their bows (and arrows) which were made of Yew, a type of wood. Members of "team two" would mock "team one" by sticking up their middle fingers and yelling "See? I can still pluck Yew!" Eventually, men dropped the "pl" sound, changing it into a "f", and that is where they got the phrase "F*** You" and the raising of the middle finger!
It actually comes from a war in (I think it was) the 1800's. When (let's call them) "side one" captured someone from the other country (side two) they'd cut their middle fingers off, therefore preventing them from drawing their bows (and arrows) which were made of Yew, a type of wood. Members of "team two" would mock "team one" by sticking up their middle fingers and yelling "See? I can still pluck Yew!" Eventually, men dropped the "pl" sound, changing it into a "f", and that is where they got the phrase "F*** You" and the raising of the middle finger!