Daily Archives: May 23, 2006

Death From Above

Posted by Yabu at 12:41 PM
I’m thinking about taking up Falconry. A Peregrine Falcon can do 180 MPH in a dive. I’ve always been facinated with Birds of Prey. Whatever its form, the essence of falconry is simple. Training is based entirely on dieting and reward. First the hawk’s weight is carefully reduced until it feeds happily on the glove. Then it [...]
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The History of the Middle Finger

Posted by Yabu at 08:49 AM
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow [...]
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