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it is rather ironic that 'cock-sure' is one of those terms, the origin of which we can be far from cock-sure about!
One point of certainty - it is old. Robert Whittington, mentions it as early as 1520 in his grammatical tract Vulgaria: "I haue knowen a man or nowe that thought him selfe cocke sure of his intent."
If this term were to follow the pattern of other similes like crystal-clear, ice-cold, dirt-cheap etc., there ought to be a phrase of the form 'as sure as (a) cock'. Unfortunately there isn't and as far as we can tell there never has been.
In what ways might a cock be thought of as symbolizing certainty? Some suggestions that have been put forward are, 'as sure as a cock will crow at daybreak', or in reference to the reliable way that a stop tap (stop cock) halts the flow of water. These are little more than guesses - in fact we really can't be sure!
What we do know is that it doesn't refer to the word 'cocky' meaning 'opinionated and sure of oneself'. That is known by 1770 but is pre-dated by many occurrences of 'cock-sure' in print.
Nor can the opinion put forward in Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1811, be correct. He said: "COCK-SURE. Certain: a metaphor borrowed from the cock of a firelock, as being much more certain to fire than the match." But again, the term pre-dates the firelock musket, or any other sort of lock musket, e.g. flintlock.
However, just take a look at the cockerel above and I think we can all clearly see how the term really came about!
JOE COCKER
Support-act: Matt Simons
10 May 2013
Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Photography: Marco van Rooijen - Copyright, All Rights Reserved!
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This image was scanned from a glass negative in the Josiah Cocking Photographic Archive. The archive was transferred to Cultural Collections and stored in archives at the Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle, together with other archival material from the Cocking family.
Josiah Cocking (1867-1960) was a published Newcastle poet, a coal miner and often wrote for local Socialist newspapers. Cocking was a member of the Australian Socialist League and advocate of industrial unionism and Industrial Workers of the World.
Born in South Australia of Cornish descent, poverty frequently surrounded the Cocking household. Three brothers settled in Wallsend in 1886, Josiah gained work in the mines outside the local area. By 1911 he built a house on Billygoat Hill and had five children. In 1914 the family moved near the steelworks.
The photographic collection contains some images of Wallsend, Plattsburg and Pit town, looking east from Billygoat Hill, steam engines and coal trucks. There are also photographs of steam and electric trams. There are also a number of photographs taken of friends and family members.
Part of this archive contains diaries and copies of his writings. Papers include his description of the Australian Socialist League in Wallsend (1893-1896), and his diary ceases and resumes in various years, however is a valuable source of historical information about Newcastle and the Hunter Region.
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A beautiful spot. An earlier pub building burnt down early in the 20th century. Can anyone help me with a photo/painting of that building?
Taken in the Böttcherstraße in Bremen. A smal alley connecting the Schlachte (Weser bank) with the town hall square in Bremen
Minolta XE1, Minolta 35mm MD Rokkor
Rollei Retro 100, 1hour in Rodinal 1+100, stand development
Negative captured with a DSLR and developed in Lightroom 3.4
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The cock is one of the symbols of France, and this one on a roller shutter on Rue Dénoyez is superimposed over a French flag. Superimposed over the cock is an anarchy symbol.
A colonial docent addresses tourists on the Freedom Trail in front of the Park Street Church (which actually dates from 1809) in downtown Boston.
Praga ma swój metronom, a Brno... No właśnie - Brno ma dupnego czarnego penisa... Z którego o 11 wypada kulka... Nam nie udało się złapać, nie zdążyliśmy.
brnonow.com/2010/09/brno-cock-clock/
Brno, czerwiec 2012
did this at about 3am. shit got sloppy on the details, but this is just a "rough sketch" for somethin else.