Re: Go forth and multiply
Posted by Barry on January 13, 2000
In Reply to: Re: Go forth and multiply
posted by Glenn on January 12, 2000
: : Biblical it is: : : Noah's flood----Genesis 6 to 8 : : And so it was to be, that after the waters receded, Noah commanded
all
: : the animals to "Go forth and multiply." : Wow, quick response - thank you. : : The ark quickly emptied, except for two small snakes, who stayed
behind.
: : When Noah asked them why, they replied, "We can't multiply.
We're
: : adders." : : Noah, being the resourceful man he was, immediately got busy
cutting
: : down trees and building a large table with the unfinished lumber
: : therefrom. : : And he saw that it was good. : : The snakes were overjoyed when Noah picked them up and placed
them on
: : it. Noah and the snakes both knew that even adders could multiply
on
: : a log table. : Ha ha! You are a wordsmith of the highest order (purple belt).
I bow to your superior plagarism ;-) Here in London SW1 it has a more profane meaning. To tell someone
to 'Go forth and multiply' is to tell them, in a polite way, to
'F*** off'. It may be considered rude but, there you go, it's widely
used hereabouts so I thought you ought to be fully informed.
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