The idea that children and adolescents shouldn't or can't read works of literature which are mostly beyond them is one of the reasons literacy is so low. Never challenged on the fringes of their cognitive power, never given a promising, enticing peak at real aesthetic experience.
I never knew this but the middle finger insult comes from medieval archers. in those days they would hold up their middle finger because it meant "fuck you"
Pretty cool!
There's a really short guy at my work and the custodian just accidentally swept him into the dust pan. I didn't even try and help. I was immobilized by my own cowardice