Where The F-Word Really Comes From

Comcast Said To Buy Time Warner, Where The Word 'F*ck' Really Comes From, Even Knowing About This Law Might Prevent You From Serving On A Jury, How Superintendents Decide Snow Days, Why Writers Are The Worst Procrastinators The Daily Digg Thursday, February 13, 2014 THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE, CONSOLIDATED Comcast Said To Buy Time Warner bloomberg.com Comcast has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for about $159 a share in an all-stock deal, combining the largest two U.S. cable companies, according to four people familiar with matter. EXPLETIVE ETYMOLOGY Where The Word 'F*ck' Really Comes From solongasitswords.wordpress.com One origin story for f*ck is that it comes from when sex was outlawed unless it was permitted explicitly by the king, so people who were legally banging had Fornication Under Consent of the King on their doors, or: F.U.C.K. But obviously that's wrong. And if you do believe that, stop it. Stop it right now. TALKING ABOUT IT MIGHT GET YOU ARRESTED Even Knowing About This Law Might Prevent You From Serving On A Jury digg.com Guilty or not guilty? Well, there's a third option you might not know about. THE ARBITERS OF YOUR CHILDHOOD JOY How Superintendents Decide Snow Days newsfeed.time.com As the superintendent of Bethlehem Area School District, a large public school system in Pennsylvania, Dr. Joseph Roy is tasked with making the severe weather closure decision for all 22 schools under his purview. And it's certainly not an easy one. UNDER PRESSURE Why Writers Are The Worst Procrastinators theatlantic.com The psychological origins of waiting, and waiting, and waiting to work. Read more on Digg.com → RUBBING IT IN Germany's Eric Frenzel celebrates winning the gold as he is flanked by Japan's silver medal winner Akito Watabe, left, and Norway's bronze medal winner Magnus Krog during the flower ceremony after the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014