I started thinking about the words "kidnapping" last night

[Omegachi]

why do we use this word for adults too? kid-napping are for kids right? whatever happened to adult napping or just plain ol napping?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Threads of a parodic nature should only be attempted by qualified professionals.

 

[Trevelyan]

It's called abducting.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Threads of a parodic nature should only be attempted by qualified professionals.

Link to original?

 

[kogase]

It seems that "kid" might have been some sort of slang back in the day that didn't really mean "child", necessarily.

 

[Omegachi]

Originally posted by: kogase
It seems that "kid" might have been some sort of slang back in the day that didn't really mean "child", necessarily.

haha

 

[Slacker]

No, without a hostage, there is no ransom. That's what ransom is. Those are the ficking rules.