Look at these pictures. What do you see?
A statue?
A horseman?
Napoleon?
A wasted sculpture's time?
A stone replica of an 'esquire' erected in some city square?
A familiar visage? Sobriquet...perhaps!
For some it may be a remembrance of one's life past. If this is what you thought..am sad to say you're wrong. You may belong to the 99.9 % of the "don't carelah populace" who have no idea why a stoned perfect artifact sculpture of a martyr is erected and put up in a town or city square. Couple with that, why painstakingly erect a stone horse standing only on its hind legs? Ever wondered the time and pain the sculptor would have endured sculpturing a stone horse on its hind legs and balance it on a small platform of concrete?
To answer this you REALLY need to read and know the forefather legends of our times one especially - Joan of Arc. You can find her statue somewhere out there on a horse neighing on its hind legs. To many question marks?
My dearie ones...there is a good reason for that.
Ask me if you really wana know..
Next...on a slighter note of laughter.
People go by shaking hands getting acquainted. It's a cool thing. Sometimes a handshake condones a gutsy ego let-go. Some say hi with a handshake many times over though they meet all the time, talk all the time, smile and waste their time everyday they meet. Why? Why shake hands? What condones a good hand shake vibe?
Well! even here there is a good reason. Let me unravel the simple truth...
The shaking of hands mutually identifies and confirms the person of being unarmed. This parable goes back to the times of the barbarians when they meet and greet their enemies in the dark and shake hands to see if the other is armed. { NEVER TRUST A BARBARIAN } IT'S TRUE.
Behold, for the modern neanderthals of today embrace the likes of barbarians in daylight as well. HAHAHAHA.
Next: Neckties. Ties-a-galore.
Our men wear ties to tell the whole bloody world that they work for some cool high-profile organisation. Goodness...and not forgetting to tell their next-of-kin, friends, neighbours, the gals and more eager ones that they are Executives. Yucks! Sucks! Now, you ever wondered why we need a tie in a weather that boils us down to zap.
Heh! ties were thought-up and worn to keep the necks warm during the freezing times of winter. Best suited for colder regions. Not here.
Am writing this as a epilogue to a heated chat with a half-pea-brain obtuse washout who couldn't even fathom the difference of a one syllable word called 'swell' and yet challenge me to explain my rationale of the above.
I REST MY ARGUMENT.
Anyway, did u not know... (for info only)
Why coin banks are shaped like pigs?
Ans: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.
Why wonder dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches, while pennies and nickels do not?
Ans: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they contain silver while pennies and nickels aren't because the metals they contain ain't valuable enough to shave.
Why men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's on the left?
Ans: When buttons were invented, they were expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons from the right through holes on the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
Ans: In the Middle Ages, people were unable to read or write and documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.
Why is the shifting of responsibility to someone else is called 'passing the buck'?
Ans: In card games, it was customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking to a toast?
Ans: It is common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would then touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
Why people in the public eye are said to be 'in the limelight'?
Ans: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage by lighting and burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, performers on stage 'in the limelight' were seen by the audience as the center of attention.
Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as call for help?
Ans: This comes from the French word m'aidez -meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced 'mayday.'
Why is someone who is feeling great is said to be 'on cloud nine'?
Ans: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.
Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
Ans: In France , where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US , Americans pronounced it 'love.'
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
Ans: When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scot game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To ensure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.'
