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COI

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And when he posted the video of the dude knocking out the other guy and got a strike for it. Classic.

 

Yep, great stuff. lol

 

Hope nothing bad happened to him.

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http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450133

 

I've gathered some material for you on the subject of how X's and O's

came to represent kisses and hugs. Traditionally, the X stands for a

kiss and the O for a hug.

 

"One theory holds that the X stands for a kiss because it originally

represented a highly stylized picture of two mouths touching -- X.

Furthermore, in early times illiterates often signed documents with a

St. Andrew's cross of X and kissed that X to show their good faith (as

they did with any cross or the Bible, which reinforced the

association). But these explanations may be folk etymology, as may the

story that mathematically the X is a 'multiplier' -- in this case of

love and delight."

 

From the 'Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins' by Robert

Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997). "

 

Antimoon Forum: XXX's & OOO's

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/posts/5135.htm

 

"Valentine's Day greetings often include a string of XXX to represent

kisses. During the Middle Ages those who could not write their names

signed legal documents with an 'X'. The signing was witnessed and

'sealed with a kiss' on the 'X'. The 'X' eventually came to symbolize

the kiss."

 

Living History: Love in the Middle Ages

http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/general/history/xw_138.html

 

"How did X's and O's come to represent hugs and kisses? The common

custom of placing X's on envelopes, notes and at the bottom of letters

to mean kisses dates back to Medeival ages, when a cross was drawn on

documents or letters to mean sincerity and honesty. A kiss was then

placed upon the cross, by the signer as a display of their of their

sworn oath. It was also used in early Christian history as much of a

display of the same. Since most of the common people were unable to

read or write, the 'X' was placed on documents, and a kiss placed upon

it as a show of their sincerity, gradually, as it was used so often,

the cross was hurried drawn and often resembled an 'X'. The 'O' is of

North American descent, no one really seems to know how it was

started. It has been said that when arriving to the US, Jewish

immigrants would use an 'O' on documents, not using the sign of the

cross, and shop keepers would often use an 'O' when signing documents,

in place of an 'X'. Perhaps now it is used as the 'O' being rounded

represents arms encircling another, as in an embrace."

 

Romantic Trivia and Love Lore

http://intimatexpressiongifts.com/trivialovelore.html

 

Here's a typical use of X's and O's in a valentine:

 

Nana Ellen's Stories and Stuff

http://www.nanaellen.com/village/feb/xxoo.htm

 

And here are some X's and O's on a message board:

 

"Sue, you are friendly, I can see that.

Unfortunately there are others who don't.

: XXX = Kisses

: ooo = Hugs"

 

Thin Lizzy's Starting Point Web Board

http://www.stormloader.com/thinlizzy/wwwboard/1178.html

 

Abbreviated signoffs including X's and O's are often used in chatrooms

and instant messaging. Below is an amusing list of these

abbreviations:

 

"These days it's quite common for messages on social-oriented bulletin

boards to end with signoffs like 'Hi and hugs to everybody.' In fact,

this has become so popular that as much as 7.5% of the disk space on

some BBS's is currently devoted to this particular comment. The

International Committee for Relatively Pointless Abbreviations and

Badly Misspelled Acronyms (SPUDS) has just released a new,

internationally approved list of abbreviated signoffs. These include:

 

ooo = hugs

xxx = kisses

OOO = big hugs

XXX = big kisses

oo = hugs for everybody but you

OO! = big, excited hugs

CCC = hugs for people you can't quite reach around

OOQ = hugging with tongue

xx@ = kisses and earlobe nibbling

zzz = snoring

yyy = anything that occurs between kissing and snoring"

 

 

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http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450133

 

I've gathered some material for you on the subject of how X's and O's

came to represent kisses and hugs. Traditionally, the X stands for a

kiss and the O for a hug.

 

"One theory holds that the X stands for a kiss because it originally

represented a highly stylized picture of two mouths touching -- X.

Furthermore, in early times illiterates often signed documents with a

St. Andrew's cross of X and kissed that X to show their good faith (as

they did with any cross or the Bible, which reinforced the

association). But these explanations may be folk etymology, as may the

story that mathematically the X is a 'multiplier' -- in this case of

love and delight."

 

From the 'Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins' by Robert

Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997). "

 

Antimoon Forum: XXX's & OOO's

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/posts/5135.htm

 

"Valentine's Day greetings often include a string of XXX to represent

kisses. During the Middle Ages those who could not write their names

signed legal documents with an 'X'. The signing was witnessed and

'sealed with a kiss' on the 'X'. The 'X' eventually came to symbolize

the kiss."

 

Living History: Love in the Middle Ages

http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/general/history/xw_138.html

 

"How did X's and O's come to represent hugs and kisses? The common

custom of placing X's on envelopes, notes and at the bottom of letters

to mean kisses dates back to Medeival ages, when a cross was drawn on

documents or letters to mean sincerity and honesty. A kiss was then

placed upon the cross, by the signer as a display of their of their

sworn oath. It was also used in early Christian history as much of a

display of the same. Since most of the common people were unable to

read or write, the 'X' was placed on documents, and a kiss placed upon

it as a show of their sincerity, gradually, as it was used so often,

the cross was hurried drawn and often resembled an 'X'. The 'O' is of

North American descent, no one really seems to know how it was

started. It has been said that when arriving to the US, Jewish

immigrants would use an 'O' on documents, not using the sign of the

cross, and shop keepers would often use an 'O' when signing documents,

in place of an 'X'. Perhaps now it is used as the 'O' being rounded

represents arms encircling another, as in an embrace."

 

Romantic Trivia and Love Lore

http://intimatexpressiongifts.com/trivialovelore.html

 

Here's a typical use of X's and O's in a valentine:

 

Nana Ellen's Stories and Stuff

http://www.nanaellen.com/village/feb/xxoo.htm

 

And here are some X's and O's on a message board:

 

"Sue, you are friendly, I can see that.

Unfortunately there are others who don't.

: XXX = Kisses

: ooo = Hugs"

 

Thin Lizzy's Starting Point Web Board

http://www.stormloader.com/thinlizzy/wwwboard/1178.html

 

Abbreviated signoffs including X's and O's are often used in chatrooms

and instant messaging. Below is an amusing list of these

abbreviations:

 

"These days it's quite common for messages on social-oriented bulletin

boards to end with signoffs like 'Hi and hugs to everybody.' In fact,

this has become so popular that as much as 7.5% of the disk space on

some BBS's is currently devoted to this particular comment. The

International Committee for Relatively Pointless Abbreviations and

Badly Misspelled Acronyms (SPUDS) has just released a new,

internationally approved list of abbreviated signoffs. These include:

 

ooo = hugs

xxx = kisses

OOO = big hugs

XXX = big kisses

oo = hugs for everybody but you

OO! = big, excited hugs

CCC = hugs for people you can't quite reach around

OOQ = hugging with tongue

xx@ = kisses and earlobe nibbling

zzz = snoring

yyy = anything that occurs between kissing and snoring"

 

 

Could you add some pictures, you lost me after http:

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Humphrey's By The Bay

That's a nice spot in San Diego hm

 

It also reminds me of my favorite joke from junior high:

 

Me: Hey Tony, do you have a little brother named Humphrey?

 

My buddy Tony: No

 

Me: Well then how come I saw your mama on the corner yelling "Hump free! Hump free!"

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