Comments on: Cop

By: rijk

rijk — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:12 +0000

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43687

To cut to the chase, the police sense of “copper” and “cop” probably comes originally from the Latin word “capere,” meaning “to seize,” which also gave us “capture.” “Cop” as a slang term meaning “to catch, snatch or grab” appeared in English in the 18th century, ironically originally used among thieves — a “copper” was a street thief. But by the middle of the 19th century, criminals apprehended by the police were said to have themselves been “copped” — caught — by the “coppers” or “cops.” And there you have the etiology of “cop.” Case, as the cops say, closed.

So i go for what’s behind door no 3. Because it meant to grab (thief) and grab as in capture.

By: leonard

leonard — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:40:58 +0000

Makes sense to me. :neutral: random and have a good day Henry :lol:

By: leonard

leonard — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:00:32 +0000

:smile: [PIG]…spell pig backwords and say funny–MARINA–I dare you— :razz: Right on old man :razz: Cops will make you piss your pants and work you over with too much pay…[extortion]… :wink: make a law and ball the brawel…small words and big pricks :mad: pricks like Johnny Cash said in the song “Hurt”…smelly skunk; cops could arrest U :roll: …love a [pig]…g-i-p funny :lol: ?

By: leonard

leonard — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:09:14 +0000

Funny stories of cops are abundant. For what ever reason society has, it will use its community law enforcement. On-going investigations keeps laughter inside their hopes. Crimes are not a good thing. Mistakes needs courts. Policy is and are :grin: . Answers are 1,2, and three, like a trinity. All good work is respected. Marina———–good job…drive on :!: my rue is to feel know pain of windows or sorrow of bitter shrubs :roll: …Oh, hide the property…hear the miscarriage :evil: bad tuna :lol: (natural aristocrates) pee not, said the cop

By: magix

magix — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:53:22 +0000

I always thought it was “Chief Of Police” But eh.

… I’ll go with number… er… 3.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:52:23 +0000

I always thought they are called “cops” because that’s the sound their shoes (or was it their horses?) make on cobblestone roads.

By: rhoadess

rhoadess — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:43:49 +0000

Hi Buzzwor Yes, I should have been more precise, "most men". Actually it's probably not only testosterone that accounts for whom (or what) one is ogling, although it is what gives men and, to some extent, women their libido. I'm guessing there are also other hormones and factors involved, that cause different kinds of sexual desires, and/or determine toward whom, such as gender preference. Here is an episode on a public radio show called This American Life entitled "Testosterone". Part one is about a man who was placed on a medication which completely naturalizes T, and he explains the experience. The next part is about a woman, who considers herself a man, so gets injected with large amounts of T, and explains her experience. She basically becomes, what most women would consider a male chauvinist pig. The episode, is obviously not a sufficient sample of what T does in most cases, but it is interesting.

By: deragor

deragor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:29:02 +0000

Yes, i already knew the two “do” were different, i was just speaking in terms of “variety”… But maybe this is just an Italian fixation…, we try not to use the same word two times too closely. But thanks anyway.

By: alx

alx — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:50:35 +0000

no, it’s not. the first “do” is an auxiliary, the second a main verb. just replace the second “do” with another verb:

how do you do your nails?
how do you cut your nails?

By: deragor

deragor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:18:03 +0000

And how do you do? Kind of redundant isn’t it?