Video Buttockmail and the Origin of the Word Blackmail

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In the video today, we're looking at the origin of the word blackmail and the interesting lesser known buttockmail.

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Sources:

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/jul/04/straight-hip-fairest-fair-word-origins/
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/extortion-and-blackmail/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXU_pqbdfZs
http://www.snopes.com/language/colors/blackmail.asp
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/those-scots-we-owe-them-blackmail/article4202367/
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o09AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=sir+walter+scott+%22a+sort+of+protection+money%22&source=bl&ots=XbP7_gWn7j&sig=vFmyV9yoCUOGQ8mdFCev1nNqN6Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j1u5Uq2nEMnxhQeSsIHwAw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sir%20walter%20scott%20%22a%20sort%20of%20protection%20money%22&f=false
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttock_mail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stool_of_Repentance