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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: Origin of expletive
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 02:42:14 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 22 02:42:14 1985
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> I was told that 'fuck' was placed on placards that were put before unhappy
> souls in the stocks and that it stood for: for use of carnal knowledge.
> Is this true? 
> 
> Hedley.

George Carlin, in his "The Seven Words You Can't Say On Television," says
that "fuck" originally meant "to hit with a stick."  I have no idea whether
this is correct.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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