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1. Stabosaurus
   March 5th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

   This etymology is backwards. “Bear witness” is the older meaning of the root. “Testicle” is a diminutive that means “little witness” (to the owners masculinity).

2. TT
   March 5th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

   They mean TESTES, not testis, as in bollocks, as it should be!

   Who the hell let women into the courtroom, anyways? Who let women have power to decide anything? They’re way too fucking emotional and cannot decide anything practically. hahahahahaha j/k

3. Knitterman
   March 6th, 2008 at 9:01 am

   A quick read of Genesis 24 (in the Christian Bible) will show that swearing by male “privates” (either one’s own, or the other person to whom one is swearing) is an old practice. Abraham told his servant to place his hand “under my thigh”, which is considered a euphemism to describe what is actually being held when one puts his hand under another man’s thigh.

4. Robin
   March 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

   Knitterman is right. That method of swearing an oath is the origin of the word “Testament”.

5. Christophe
   March 6th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

   Michael Jackson is swearing a lot.

6. Karen
   March 20th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

   I found this link to be a pretty interesting take on the duality of this term

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