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G-Strings?? umm this may b the dumbest question ever asked on the org but i'm gonna ask n e way...y r g-strings called g-strings? i'm mean they're not shaped like g's. Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
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Looks like this is another one of those pesky questions that doesn't have a definitive answer. Like the etymology of many common terms, the origin of G-string is rather shady. Indeed, our search results proved disappointingly skimpy. But after much research, we are able to hazard three educated guesses.
Theory One: It's short for "girdle string." The first known reference to the item was found in J.H. Beadles' Western Wilds penned in 1878. "Around each boy's waist is the tight 'geestring,' from which a single strip of cloth runs between the limbs from front to back." Back in the day, a girdle pretty much fit the above description. Theory Two: It's a reference to a fiddle. Musically speaking, a G-string is the lowest, darkest string on a violin. The emphasis on this theory is on the word "low" -- low note, low-cut underwear. Theory Three: It comes from a Native American word. Many etymologists believe that it originated from the native word "geestringi." Apparently this was an item of clothing worn by some Plains Indians. The word was changed to the more English sounding "G-string." So there you have it. Personally, we're leaning towards theory #3. For some more (thought) provoking material, try Googlism's G-string entry. | |
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yea i'm leanin toward number 3 2...thanx Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
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Moonwalkbjrain said: umm this may b the dumbest question ever asked on the org but i'm gonna ask n e way...y r g-strings called g-strings? i'm mean they're not shaped like g's.
FILTH!!!!!  Love it or shove it! | |
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