Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike

[Steve_A]

Hi Dantheman62,

I've always used the word 'fag' for a ciggie. I had a quick look for the origin.

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks,which is how a packet of ciggarettes appeared to be in the olden days when they were wrapped together.

Also in the past a famous brand of ciggarette was Woodbine or 'Woodies'.

Could there be a link? Who knows? Who really cares?

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

HaHa, Oh and I need to ask a question!, where or how did you guys ever come up with calling cigarettes fags? I've been through this with Antaletriangle before, but I'm really curious where that came from. Any ideas? I mean did it start way back? or is it a new thing? When Antaletriangle was in Florida once he asked a guy for a fag and the guy looked at him like he had two heads!, LOL!

[oldpaganfreak]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

Hi Dantheman62,

I've always used the word 'fag' for a ciggie. I had a quick look for the origin.

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks,which is how a packet of ciggarettes appeared to be in the olden days when they were wrapped together.

yup, whole worlds of meaning can apply to the expression, 'blowing a fag,'
depending where in the world one lives.

[Luminari]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

It comes from the Greek word 'Faggot' which means a bundle of sticks

Thats very similar to the meaning of 'Fascism' or should we say 'Faggotism'