+325 One of the best facts ever: Fuck came from 'Fornication Under the Consent of the King'. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Are you serious?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yup. In medival times (Ithink) people needed to get permission from the king to get pregnant so they put that sign out there door..,goes something like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I heard it's an urban legend :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're right, it is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Fun fact: "fokker" in Hungary [I think? Or Germany...] is pronounced "fucker", and means "breeder"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It'd be a better fact if it were true.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wrong! Comes from the old german word Fokken, which means "to strike". So to fuck someone you are striking them. Abbreviations did not exist until the mid 1800's, long after the kings had power.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

One more thing. It be good except it means "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." they used to put reasons why people were put to death and on their beheading stand it had thr reasons.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It didn't. http://ctrlv.in/i/4c3cdb90600bc.jpg

by Anonymous 13 years ago

we are all socialized to think that this word is bad. i made a post like that once.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My frigging English teacher in secondary school told us that. He told a disbelieving class of 14yo girls that it came from 'Fornication Under Cardinal Knowledge' which is what would be written/hung on a door when English 'soldiers' were raping/having sex with girls in the enemy country. Total bullshit, but thank you for reminding me of that batshit-perverted guy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago