“When taking an oath, our biblical ancestors placed their hands over the testicles of a witness to vouchsafe their utmost sincerity and honesty. Words like ‘testify’ and ‘testament’ all derive from this unique association.” ~ Joseph Cohen, “The Penis Book”
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Because our ancient ancestors spoke Latin? Not!
AnneWimsey
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July 8, 2019
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It's Greek, actually.
@MissKathleen the words related to "testicles" have either Latin or perhaps Greek roots, neither of which was a language in use in the Middle East 2500 years or more before Roman's or Greek civilization arose.
@MissKathleen it Is funny, so relax, girl!
I didn't realize there was a book, there are instructions? 
Hence phrases like "Cross my nuts and hope to die" and "I swear on a stack of testicles"...
Paul4747
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July 8, 2019
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Use 'em every day.........the phrases!
@AnneWimsey I don't use the other things every day, that's for sure 
i can see how that would work. if they didn't like the way the testimony was going they could apply some pressure to the testicles.
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July 7, 2019
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