Comments on: 10 Symbols Whose Origins Have Been Forgotten

By: Krystal Knight

Krystal Knight — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:20 +0000

Rochambeau..?? isn’t that a game where you kick each other in the grion until one succumbs to the pain?? just a guess

By: Flingebunt

Flingebunt — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:42:26 +0000

Rochambeau sounds a lot like the Asian variants on the name of the game (in Korean, Gowie, Bowie, Bo and the Chinese name is similar)

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:38:58 +0000

The salute comes from medieval knights who greeted higher ranking officals and authorities by raising the sallet and showing their eyes.

By: AmbiguousG

AmbiguousG — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:43:01 +0000

Fans of MST3K have a different interpretation of #2–you have to follow it with the words “It stinks!” (a reference to a season 3 ep when a pop singer does so in the film they make fun of–gives the ‘ok’ symbol to his producer with a sarcastic smile, then angrily says the words).

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:44:45 +0000

The two finger salute used by Churchill actually links back to ancient Druid symbology. Do some research and you will find Churchill was a Druid.

By: gekke henk

gekke henk — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:55:47 +0000

to salute comes from the Latin verb ‘salutare’ which means to salute.

By: JC

JC — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:34:19 +0000

The theory about ‘OK’ that makes the most sense to me is that it’s actually from the Scots ‘Och aye’ – ‘Oh yes’.

By: Jannygm

Jannygm — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:18:24 +0000

I hate you!!! Haha, just kidding .

By: bubba

bubba — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:22:07 +0000

British salute (palm facing saluter's face) comes from the british navy, whose seamen often had palms stained with tar, from working the decks, ropes, and sheets treated with water-repellent pitch or tar. In order to conceal this shameful filth, palms were mandated to face away from the salutee.

By: Praba

Praba — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:46:57 +0000

Guys,
I was in Nuremberg, Germany a couple of years back and I met this 60-ish gentleman who said ‘OK’ originated from Germany (maybe Nuremberg, I forgot) but its the initials of a aeroplane / mercedez ‘dial gauge’ engineer. He’d test the gauges (maybe even fit) but upon his approval he’d engrave ‘OK’ for Otto something at the back of these gauges.
The old gentleman can be found frequenting Nuremberg’s yearly technology expo, distributing CD’s about Nuremberg. Ye better speaketh them German…