The Why Thread.

[The Clk Man]

Why do guys call the female breasts "BOObies"? Should the be called YEAbies?

[okyoureabeast]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Why do guys call the female breasts "BOObies"? Should the be called YEAbies?

How come I go into convulsions every time I go to the small furry critter sections of pet stores?

[aklim]

"Boob" is a 1950's shortening of "booby", which in the 1930's came from "bubby". Linguists aren't sure, but "bubby" may derive from the German "Bübbi" which means 'teat'.
In 1347, when the bubonic plaque ravaged Europe, one of the symptoms of the plaque was called bubos or boobos which was a swelling of the lymph nodes, hence swelling of the chest can be referred to as boobs.
From the novel The History of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding,(1762) the Lady of the house( Lady Booby) attempts to seduce the hero and the first thing she does is reveal her breasts, and for convoluted reasons it was also mistake not to have "taken up the offer".

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_word_boob#ixzz1ASgu4rEk

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by okyoureabeast

How come I go into convulsions every time I go to the small furry critter sections of pet stores?

Do they have a cardboard tube section?

[aklim]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Do they have a cardboard tube section?

I'm sure he could bum a few off you if needed.

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by aklim

I'm sure he could bum a few off you if needed.

I have plenty of cardboard tubes. At my sign shop the rolls of sign vinyl have cardboard tubes in the center.

[aklim]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

I have plenty of cardboard tubes. At my sign shop the rolls of sign vinyl have cardboard tubes in the center.

Since he is a forum member, give him the courtesy of not letting him have those that you already used and just wiped off the end.

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by aklim

Since he is a forum member, give him the courtesy of not letting him have those that you already used and just wiped off the end.

I don't use them, I just sell them.

[aklim]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

I don't use them, I just sell them.

I'm sure.

[The Swede]

Why does this thread exist?!

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by The Swede

Why does this thread exist?!

This thread exist, because "I" exist.

[The Swede]

Are you sure?

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by The Swede

Are you sure?

Not Really.