Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2(pesnta.1.2) 9/5/84; site scc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!pesnta!scc!steiny From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: Origins of Words Message-ID: <168@scc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 14:52:44 EDT Article-I.D.: scc.168 Posted: Thu Sep 27 14:52:44 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Sep-84 03:12:21 EDT References: <1137@eosp1.UUCP> <1228@ihuxq.UUCP> <1346@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Organization: Personetics, Inc. - Santa Cruz, Calif. Lines: 17 Xref: 744 1869 *** I learned in a linguistics class that the word "rooster" was invented in Victorian times. They thought the word "cock" was too dirty. They tried to change the name of "bulls" to "gentlemen cows," but that one didn't take. Talk about gentleman cow feces! -- scc!steiny Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 109 Torrey Pine Terr. Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 ihnp4!pesnta -\ fortune!idsvax -> scc!steiny ucbvax!twg -/