Interesting History Lesson
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Interesting History Lesson
Interesting history on how the Olympics got its name.
The queen of Sardinia, named Gedophamee {pronounced Ged-off-a-me}, was attending a great but as yet unnamed athletic event 2500 years ago in Greece.
In those days the athletes performed naked.
To prevent unwanted arousal while competing, the men imbibed freely on a drink containing saltpetre before and throughout the variety of events.
At the opening ceremonial parade, Gedophamee observed the first wave of naked magnificent males marching toward her and she exclaimed :
"Oh! limp pricks!"
Over the next two and a half millennia that morphed into
"Olympics".
Just thought I'd share this profound knowledge, in case you didn't know how the word Olympics came about.Well, there's a small possibility it could be true EricT
Now at the age where I know I like girls but can't remember why!
Re: Interesting History Lesson
Who knew?
Brian
Brian
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Rather surprising that it was the probably mythical "Queen of Sardinia" involved but historical accuracy aside, it makes for a funny fable.
Nigel²