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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Shaking hands with somebody was a greeting to show you were unarmed and a sign of trust.
The salute derives from raising a knights visor as a sign of respect before a joust.
Cheers.
The smashing together of tankards was to splash together any liquid so they all contained said liquid. If any drink was poisoned, they all were.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pee in a bush...I have! Lol
Spin fleece and dye wool. Shear sheep, grow food...
Get d*unk and fall over, walk to work. Were our lives really so different? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound"
If you had a chance of losing in that way, surely you wouldn't want to play? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound
If you had a chance of losing in that way, surely you wouldn't want to play?"
Maybe they liked it.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound
If you had a chance of losing in that way, surely you wouldn't want to play?"
they had no choice as the commanders had bigger swords and those that refused well became a medieval whore bag |
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound"
That's brilliant but is there anything that confirms this? Google isn't giving me much joy |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Apparently although I'm not sure if it's an urban myth, the term FUCK came from then as well. A plaque used to have to be put above someone's door with those letters on it.
Fornication Under Consent of the King |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If something is worth doing then it is a case of in for a penny, in for a pound, which means that when gambling or taking a chance, you might as well go the whole way and take all the risks, not just some." |
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By (user no longer on site)
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enemas,,still used today!,,but in medieval times 
Enemas in medieval times were performed by devices called clysters. A clyster was a long metal tube with a cup on the end. The tube would be entered into the anus and a medicinal fluid poured into the cup. The fluid would then be introduced into the colon by a series of pumping actions. Although warm soapy water is used for enemas today, things were a little more earthy back then: one of the most common fluids finding its way into a clyster was a concoction of boar’s bile.
hmmm,,boars bile
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By (user no longer on site)
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"enemas,,still used today!,,but in medieval times
Enemas in medieval times were performed by devices called clysters. A clyster was a long metal tube with a cup on the end. The tube would be entered into the anus and a medicinal fluid poured into the cup. The fluid would then be introduced into the colon by a series of pumping actions. Although warm soapy water is used for enemas today, things were a little more earthy back then: one of the most common fluids finding its way into a clyster was a concoction of boar’s bile.
hmmm,,boars bile
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you mispelt whore |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"enemas,,still used today!,,but in medieval times
Enemas in medieval times were performed by devices called clysters. A clyster was a long metal tube with a cup on the end. The tube would be entered into the anus and a medicinal fluid poured into the cup. The fluid would then be introduced into the colon by a series of pumping actions. Although warm soapy water is used for enemas today, things were a little more earthy back then: one of the most common fluids finding its way into a clyster was a concoction of boar’s bile.
hmmm,,boars bile
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By (user no longer on site)
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'Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'
No, it's not as coarse and rude as it might appear! This very common description of the British winter weather actually comes from the times when the navy fought with cannon balls. These were stored on deck, besides the actual cannon. With the rolling of the ship the balls would roll aound the ship. They were welded to small stable upright called, a brass monkey. In the bitter cold the weld could snap and the let loose the balls!
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By *rallvalCouple
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound"
There were loads of women about. They did all the cooking and washing. It was common for whole families to travel with the army right up until the end of the Napoleonic wars. With the exception of the Crusades, the camp followers were full of women either family or selling services from sex to laundry. In the Crimea campaign only officers took wives and in the Boer wars as well. 1st world war at the front there were no women but once pulled off the line there were loads of women to be seduced or hired. |
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound
That's brilliant but is there anything that confirms this? Google isn't giving me much joy "
You checked too lol. I got no confirmation of this either |
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound
There were loads of women about. They did all the cooking and washing. It was common for whole families to travel with the army right up until the end of the Napoleonic wars. With the exception of the Crusades, the camp followers were full of women either family or selling services from sex to laundry. In the Crimea campaign only officers took wives and in the Boer wars as well. 1st world war at the front there were no women but once pulled off the line there were loads of women to be seduced or hired."
its why transvestism became sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In days of old
When Knights were bold
And paper wasn't invented
They wiped their arse
On a piece of grass
And walked away contented"
that still happens in liverpool lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In days of old
When Knights were bold
And paper wasn't invented
They wiped their arse
On a piece of grass
And walked away contented"
in days of old
when knights were bold
and durex weren't invented
they stuck a sock
upon there cock
which kept them quite contented |
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By (user no longer on site)
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'Mind your P's and Q's'
In old England ale is/was d*unk in pints and quarts. So when customers got unruly, the innkeeper would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down.
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"debauchery and gangbangs originated from the battle fields when there was no women about they would all put a penny in the pot the one who did not get one got a crown afterwards and they took turns on a soldier
hence the term in for a penny in for pound"
This is just your fantasy isn't it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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old words we don't use ,,but maybe should
Grammarcy (thank you): Grammarcy for the wool sweater! A bit bummed you didn’t include the receipt so I could return it the second you leave, but Grammarcy!
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