Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20150609102517/@comment-1496755-20150617061915

The bog giveth, the bog taketh away.

Language evolves in its own weird way. There is a word that means "to joke with / make fun of someone" nowadays. But this was not always the case - about 50-60 years ago it had an entirely different meaning... it meant "to poke your finger into someone's butt". Literally!

Idon't know how its meaning changed. Most younger people today have no idea of its original meaning. My grandma does remember it, however, and she is very annoyed when someone uses the word (even though it clearly means joking with someone).

Just one of many strange and funny examples...