Re: how many bastards are there, anyway?
Richard L. Brown (rbrown@ccmail.uwsa.edu)
18 Sep 1996 13:58:29 GMT
In article <51m7i7$ksc@panix.com>, iayork@panix.com (Ian A. York) writes:
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>In article <323DF791.6D5D@sprynet.com>,
>Dave Wilton <dwilton@sprynet.com> wrote:
[that a castrated cock's spurs are engrafted onto its comb.]
>I've heard of this practice several times before, always in explanations
>for the meaning of "cuckold". Does it sound completely bizarre to anyone
>but me? I mean, why stick spurs on something's head? Just for fun? If
>so, why just castrated cocks - why not the standard variety? Anyone seen
>this done? (I know there aren't all that many capons running around these
>days, but if this practice was really so prevalent for so long, it must
>have persisted somewhere.)
Cockfighting. Cocks fight each other, and you bet on the winner.
It's done to give advantage in a cockfight.
Rich
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