Dane Barbados Jr. examines: Common Phrases pt.1
I always hear the people using common phrases...however since the average citizen is not as supremely intelligent as I, Dane Barbados Jr., we shall take some time to examine these phrases.
-Rule of Thumb: The Rule of Thumb refers to an ancient law that proclaims that one cannot beat his wife with any object wider than his thumb...hence "Rule of Thumb."
-Guy: The term "guy" comes from an English 16th Century revolutionary. Guy and others hatched a plan to kill the current Catholic King whom they found to be a tyrant. The plot was foiled and Guy was captured, drawn and quartered (I'll get back to that in a bit). People began to use the term "guy" to refer to an ugly or unattractive male. Over time it became a common term for any man.
-Sandwich: In 1748 there was a delighful fellow named who was the Earl of Sandwich. This fine gentleman was and addicted gambler. As he wanted to spend as much time as he could at the card tables he commanded his servants to bring him a slice of beef betwixt two peices of bread as he didn't have time for a proper meal. Hence "Sandwich."
-Son of a Gun: In the old days of maritime warefare certain ships would have prostitutes or perhaps the wives of sailors (to deter desertion). Oft time on a ship they would find the most secluded area of the ship to be betwixt the cannons, or guns. If the seabastard was a male he would be a "son of a gun."
-Busting one's Chops: In the days of eld, around the turn of the Centruy, muttonchop sideburns were the height of fashion (poor styleless fools). Therefore to deliver a swift blow mangling one's sideburns would be "busting their chops."
**Though not a common phrase I, Dane Barbados Jr., only recently learned the what exactly being drawn and quartered entailed. In a rare bit of charity I shall share that knowledge with you:
In England a prisoner guilty of treason would at times be drawn and quartered. Those are actually two seprate events. First would be the drawing. A small incision would be made in the prisoner's abdomen and their intestines would be drawn out of the wound, slowly enough for the victim to remain both alive and awake. Occasionally the victim's genitals would be removed and burned in front of them as a part of drawing.
Then came the quartering. Whilst still living and disemboweled the prisoner would be dismembered by axe. Later the parts of their bodies would be placed upon city walls as a criminal deterrent.
Guy Fawkes was drawn and quartered and William Wallace (of Braveheart fame, feh!) is purported to be the first to suffer the punishment.
There, now you have been educated by Dane Barbados Jr. you may sing my praises now.
-Rule of Thumb: The Rule of Thumb refers to an ancient law that proclaims that one cannot beat his wife with any object wider than his thumb...hence "Rule of Thumb."
-Guy: The term "guy" comes from an English 16th Century revolutionary. Guy and others hatched a plan to kill the current Catholic King whom they found to be a tyrant. The plot was foiled and Guy was captured, drawn and quartered (I'll get back to that in a bit). People began to use the term "guy" to refer to an ugly or unattractive male. Over time it became a common term for any man.
-Sandwich: In 1748 there was a delighful fellow named who was the Earl of Sandwich. This fine gentleman was and addicted gambler. As he wanted to spend as much time as he could at the card tables he commanded his servants to bring him a slice of beef betwixt two peices of bread as he didn't have time for a proper meal. Hence "Sandwich."
-Son of a Gun: In the old days of maritime warefare certain ships would have prostitutes or perhaps the wives of sailors (to deter desertion). Oft time on a ship they would find the most secluded area of the ship to be betwixt the cannons, or guns. If the seabastard was a male he would be a "son of a gun."
-Busting one's Chops: In the days of eld, around the turn of the Centruy, muttonchop sideburns were the height of fashion (poor styleless fools). Therefore to deliver a swift blow mangling one's sideburns would be "busting their chops."
**Though not a common phrase I, Dane Barbados Jr., only recently learned the what exactly being drawn and quartered entailed. In a rare bit of charity I shall share that knowledge with you:
In England a prisoner guilty of treason would at times be drawn and quartered. Those are actually two seprate events. First would be the drawing. A small incision would be made in the prisoner's abdomen and their intestines would be drawn out of the wound, slowly enough for the victim to remain both alive and awake. Occasionally the victim's genitals would be removed and burned in front of them as a part of drawing.
Then came the quartering. Whilst still living and disemboweled the prisoner would be dismembered by axe. Later the parts of their bodies would be placed upon city walls as a criminal deterrent.
Guy Fawkes was drawn and quartered and William Wallace (of Braveheart fame, feh!) is purported to be the first to suffer the punishment.
There, now you have been educated by Dane Barbados Jr. you may sing my praises now.
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