On Mon, 11 May 2009 13:29:48 -0700 (PDT), sf wrote:

> On May 10, 1:55*pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>> On 10-May-2009, Jimw > wrote:
>>
>>> Every chicken I have ever eaten has chicken breasts. *Therefore they
>>> are all female chickens. *What do they do with all the male ones, or
>>> are they not edible?
>>
>> I believe you to have flawed logic and impaired reference skills; perhaps
>> you should look up the word breast in a dictionary. *While one meaning is
>> generally female in origin, another is more generalized. * M-W.com says: "2
>> a: the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen".
>> For additional support for the general use, see definition of "breast
>> plate", which was historically worn primarily by men.
>>
>> Additionally, given the use of the general term "chicken", rather than hen
>> or rooster, the referenced breast is genderless - it could be either.
>>
>> --
>> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
>
> I do believe that warriors of old wore breastplates. Not too many
> were the Joan of Arc type. I think horses wear breast plates too.
> Not sure if body armor of today includes a breastplate or not. Breast/
> chest... it's the same. Not sure why mammary glands came to be called
> breasts though.

it was thought that referring to them as 'tits' was undignified.

your pal,
blake