Show TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By Frank Colby St. St Paul Here is a magazine item that states Origin of the phase best man comes down downto to us from man cave-man days when marriage was carried out by capture The would-be would bridegroom bridegroom bridegroom bride bride- groom sallied forth in the dead of night to the camp of a near-by near tribe seized the lady of his choice and went away from that place as rapidly as possible Naturally there would be pursuit pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit so he took with him a friend who vho was the best fighter he could get Therefore the phrase best man came about quite naturally What do you think G. G. G G G. A. A Very interesting and very phony How can anyone know what cave men did or what customs customs customs cus cus- toms they had No record of them exists except a few fragments fragments fragments frag frag- ments of skulls some stone weapons and some primeval drawings scratched on the walls of caves The term best man is strictly English The German term is bridal leader The French is witness The Spanish is padrino de boda groomsman of the wedding Now cave men may have kid kid- women from one another's tribes they may also have been accompanied by friends who would fight a delaying action with the pursuers I dont don't know it was long before my time But whatever they did or did not do has nothing whatever to todo todo todo do with the English term tenn best bestman bestman bestman man or the office of a best man manat manat manat at a modern wedding The best man is so-called so because because because be be- cause he is the grooms groom's best friend often a brother among the men attendants |