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PCMtacos
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Joined: Aug 10, 2005
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 |  Posted: 2005-08-10 15:12
On this website : http://www.idpz.net/tacos/maizena/xxx/html you can see how to configure a sony TV easily ! enjoy !
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jttar
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From: Chicago,IL, USA
 | Posted: 2005-08-10 22:11
Do Not Click on the Above Link.
This is some morons idea of something funny and has nothing to do with Sony TV's or anything related. Claudio has been notified.
Joe
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Maxxwire
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From: Portland, Oregon - USA
 | Posted: 2005-08-11 02:23
In a twisted way I think that this fellow is pointing out that Agoraquest is #1.
Does anyone know the origin of this gesture?
~Maxx~
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A Satisfied Sony Fan Since 1974!
The OCCC Furu-Charged Sony DB 930
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jttar
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| Posted: 2005-08-11 22:51
Maxx,
I am not sure of the origin of this gesture but here is one account.
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 [soldiers would] be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous weapon was made of the native English yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew." Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, "See, we can still pluck yew!"
Over the years some "folk etymologies" have grown up around this symbolic gesture. Since "pluck yew" is rather difficult to say, like "pheasant mother plucker," which is who you had to go to for the feathers used on the arrows for the longbow, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative "f," and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger salute are mistakenly thought to have something to do with an intimate encounter. It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows that the gesture is known as "giving the bird."
Joe
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DocVijay
Rank: Sony Addict
Joined: Aug 11, 2003
Posts: 184
From: Tampa, FL
 | Posted: 2005-08-13 12:30
Now that is very funny.
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jttar
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From: Chicago,IL, USA
| Posted: 2005-08-13 22:21
DocVijay,
I thought so too. Whether it is based loosely on any truth I don't know but it was an amusing account of the origin.
Joe
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TonyTiger
Rank: Sony Aficionado
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: 103
From: NorthEast US
 | Posted: 2005-08-16 08:29
jttar-
You have way too much time on your hands! That is the funniest HHI (historical hysterical interpretation) I have seen.
BTW, always read a link before clicking, the .../xxx/... subfolder should be a clue.
[ This message was edited by: TonyTiger on 2005-08-16 08:30 ]
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jttar
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| Posted: 2005-08-16 23:11
TonyT,
Perhaps your right but it sure seems like I don't have enough time in a day. 
I totally agee that the account is one of the funniest HHI's I have seen. Regards.
Joe
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Maxxwire
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From: Portland, Oregon - USA
| Posted: 2005-08-17 14:50
Joe- I've heard this same account before, but this one is the most detailed.
~Maxx~
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A Satisfied Sony Fan Since 1974!
The OCCC Furu-Charged Sony DB 930
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jttar
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From: Chicago,IL, USA
| Posted: 2005-08-17 22:55
On 2005-08-17 14:50, Maxxwire wrote:
Joe- I've heard this same account before, but this one is the most detailed.
~Maxx~
Maxx,
If you heard of this account before perhaps there is some credence to it. It is an enjoyable explanation.
Joe
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