# Where the F\*\*\* did “cum” come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 8, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184 "2007-01-08T18:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/61 "2007-01-09T23:43:27Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] _“You cum tons.”_ [/QUOTE] I’m laughing so hard I’m crying! ---
**Author:** ![Ammonium\_Nitrate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Ammonium\_Nitrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ammonium_Nitrate)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/62 "2007-01-09T23:52:26Z")
Sumer is ycomen in, Lhude sing, cucu? ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/63 "2007-01-10T01:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=jebert] So, Dopers, let’s not perpetuate this bastardization; discontinue the use of “cum” and replace it with “come”. We can do this!! [/QUOTE] Fah. I’m homophonic. Let every word have its own spelling! Emancipate terms! Support semantics! End misunderstanding! 😃 Seriously. Drives me nuts when we have letters aplenty that we use just a few of them to create a word that has umpty-seven meanings. The very word ‘word’ has at least ten definitions. That’s craziness. Don’t know if it’s laziness or what but really what is up with not creating nice new shiny words rather than reusing the same old ones? So I’m sorry but I’m not hopping on this particular bandwagon. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/64 "2007-01-10T05:24:19Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] Fah. I’m homophonic. Let every word have its own spelling! Emancipate terms! Support semantics! End misunderstanding! [/QUOTE] Noah Webster would be so proud. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/65 "2007-01-10T09:27:01Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] That’s craziness. [/QUOTE] Word. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/66 "2007-01-10T10:26:20Z")
who the heck uses words like ‘cum’ anyway? Everyone knows the proper technical term is ‘jism’. ---
**Author:** ![rogue568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@rogue568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogue568)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/67 "2007-01-10T19:00:28Z")
[QUOTE=Seven] Which is dirtty? 1. hey babe. i want u to come b4 dinnar. 2. I want to come after you? 3. did u come in ur car? 4. my wife likes to came at the same time i do [/QUOTE] Congratulations! You have just proved the theory that there is no limit to human stupidity. [removed stolen rant] ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/68 "2007-01-10T19:54:45Z")
Uhhh… what the hell? That wasn’t **Seven** ’s quote and it’s undue vitrol for an innocent post so I’m assuming it’s in jest, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/69 "2007-01-10T20:04:07Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Uhhh… what the hell? That wasn’t **Seven** ’s quote and it’s undue vitrol for an innocent post so I’m assuming it’s in jest, yes? [/QUOTE] Besides, it’s all just a cut & paste rant from other places. Sounds like HE was trying to be funny, but was really just insulting, unoriginal, unfunny, and puzzling simultaneously. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/70 "2007-01-10T20:16:43Z")
[QUOTE=rogue568] Congratulations! You have just proved the theory that there is no limit to human stupidity. [/QUOTE] Congratulations! You have now received a warning from me to not alter quotes and to not steal material. Well, I guess, technically that’s two warnings. Please refer to our [forum guidelines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384736) which state > [@](#): > > Falsely attributing a quote to another user, or modifying another’s post in order to cast him/her in a bad light, even if meant in jest, is grounds for revocation of your posting privileges. and > [@](#): > > Our sponsor, the Chicago READER, has a strict policy on respecting copyrights and copyrighted material. They don’t want their stuff used by others without permission, and so we don’t use stuff created by others without permission. Basically, The policy is : don’t do it. I realize you are new, but this is two strikes against you in only four posts. That’s not a good track record, and your posting privileges will be removed if you continue to break our rules. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/71 "2007-01-10T20:24:46Z")
I can’t believe I wasted the big 2k on a warning… ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/72 "2007-01-10T20:53:14Z")
Ahhhhh I missed it. ☹ Hey rogue568: did ur cum from aol? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/73 "2007-01-11T01:12:54Z")
[QUOTE=Ammonium Nitrate] Sumer is ycomen in, Lhude sing, cucu? [/QUOTE] I’d never heard of this song until it was on _How Music Works_ a couple of weeks back, now it’s _everywhere_. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/74 "2007-01-11T02:35:24Z")
[QUOTE=fluiddruid] I can’t believe I wasted the big 2k on a warning… [/QUOTE] How did you envision your 2k post? A post about fireworks? If I ever get to 2000 I will commemorate it with a post about you, if that will make you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/75 "2007-01-11T02:37:13Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I’d never heard of this song until it was on _How Music Works_ a couple of weeks back, now it’s _everywhere_. [/QUOTE] Which has got to be a record for longest time between original release and later artists covering it, ever! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/76 "2007-01-11T14:05:25Z")
This is as good a place as any to link to the CW11 [logo](http://cw11.trb.com/) ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/77 "2007-01-11T23:27:42Z")
Back in high school, some of my friends called the noun version “cumpah”. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![ignoramus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ignoramus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignoramus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/78 "2007-01-12T13:25:23Z")
[QUOTE=jebert] Who is the **ignoramus** who decided to spell “come” as “cum” when referring to semen. [/QUOTE] Please don’t try to blame all this on me, I’m a jism man like my father before me… ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/79 "2007-01-12T13:35:47Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] This is as good a place as any to link to the CW11 [logo](http://cw11.trb.com/) [/QUOTE] Wow, that was like one of those Magic Eye 3D vision thingies from the 80’s. I’m staring at it going, “I don’t ge------OH!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184/80 "2007-01-12T13:46:04Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Wow, that was like one of those Magic Eye 3D vision thingies from the 80’s. I’m staring at it going, “I don’t ge------OH!” 😃 [/QUOTE] I hope you didn’t get any in your eye! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184.md?page=5)