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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Started conversation Nov 3, 2008
Matt, this is terrific. 
At the mention of Rabelais - it occurred to me to see what there is in the Edited Guide about the codpiece. You will be as alarmed as I was, I'm sure, to learn that there's nothing.
"What?! No codpiece?" you are probably exclaiming even now.
I mention this only in case you are at loose ends and need another slightly rude topic to write about.
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U168592 Posted Nov 3, 2008
No pieces of cod?!
My god man, it's a travesty!
I will HAVE to do something about it...
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Tumsup Posted Nov 4, 2008
The silhouette illustration looks a bit like holding a chicken to one's nose, so maybe it's was once 'cock a snout'.
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AlsoRan80 Posted Nov 4, 2008
Dear Matt,
Very good explication of an action which I often used to practise when a young schoolgirl!. Is it therefore a generational gesture.?
Now I confine the gesture to two kinds of screens - computer and TV. !!
Surely male dancers wear codpieces? I have always believed that they did. !
Anyway, I shall be interested to know when, where and why they were introduced.
CME Ar80
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