When and Where did the "Grim Reaper" originate.?
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http://www.eeeek.com/ask46.html\nhttp://death.monstrous.com/representations_of_death.htm#grim%20reaper
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During the late 14th or early 15th century by Christian Rosenkreuz.\n\nIt apparently died out with him, only to be "reborn" in the 17th century after the publications of three manifestos:Fama Fraternitatis in 1614, Confessio Fraternitatis in 1615 and the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz in 1616
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The phrase means to die.  It comes from the following:  The wooden frame that slaughtered animals were hung from is known as a bucket. The death spasms of the animals caused them to kick the bucket. \n\nI refer to the site below for all of my phrase origin needs.
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I've forgotten the exact details of the story,but once there was a man who for one reason or another was being unjustly hanged in Dublin.The hangman didn't tie the noose properly and instead of breaking his neck,the man slowly choked,hanging there.His wife begged for him to be released,but the only thing that the cruel judge would allow was for her to pull on his leg,speeding up his choking,and killing him faster.That's where the term comes from.
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England. It started when they began kicking the skulls of Danes they had defeated.
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I was a grime reaper too!\nWHAT A QUINKY DINK!\nthe funny thing was i was tricker treating with my freind who was a girl and they kept telling me "you girls look pretty scary"\nlol, seems  we have the same problem! LOL
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I call it Halloween. I was raised in Michigan although I live in Georgia now. Back in MI we dressed in costumes and went Trick-or-Treating. Many churches had Harvest Parties or gatherings to offer an alternative to celebrating Halloween, which is believed by many to be a festival of death and demons. In many Latin countries it is parallel to "Day of the Dead", or Dia de los Muertos, or a remembrance of those who are now gone from the earth but remain with us in spirit.
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Death personified is an anthropomorphic figure or fictional character which has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. Because the reality of death has had a substantial influence on the human psyche and the development of civilization as a whole, the personification of Death as a living, sentient entity is a concept that has existed in all known societies since the beginnings of recorded history. Death is usually shown as a skeletal figure wearing a midnight black gown with a hood. Sometimes, Death is portrayed as a dark, mysterious female.
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It's a euphemism for "damn hell" originating in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, when many such euphemisms became popular, such as\n\nGee whiz\nGosh darn\nCrimeny\nJeez\nDash it all\nHoly cow\nHoly moley\nCripes\n...and many, many, many more.
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It is Cockney 'Back slang' for boy.   This slang was also known as Butcher's Slang and I can confess that it took me nearly 40 years to find out how it originated.   You see the Butcher used to write his different meats and prices on the shop window with white wash.  It might show 'Rib of Beef  £2 per lb'.  If a shopper asked for a Rib of Beef, the butcher would look at the window from the inside and see the writing in reverse.  He would call out to his assistant 'Feeb fo bir' and so on.  The reverse slang continued to gain in order that especially young people could talk about things that the older generation would not understand.  If you asked for the price of something and it was Four pounds, the shopkeeper would say 'a rouf'.   Incidentally, one of the most interesting back slang phrases comes from the US.  It was a New York Irish emigrant family called the Muldoons.  When they did a burglary they would reverse their name in back slang and write it on the walls or windows. Noodlum.   This soon became Hoodlums with criminals becoming known as Hoods.  Sorry for going on but I could not Pots..........................
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It came from Greek/Roman mythology.  Charon was the ferryman that took people across the river Styx to Hades.  They had to pay him to cross.  This is where the Grim Reaper came from also the coins on the eyes when someone died, those were to be used to pay Charon.
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"Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. The name originates from a letter written by someone who claimed to be the killer published at the time of the murders. The killings took place within a mile area and involved the districts of Whitechapel, Spitalfields, Aldgate, and the City of London proper. He was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and "Leather Apron."
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I recall it originated from the time of the Egyptians where mummies would roll over.  This frightened the tomb keepers and that is why they were sealed and many false passages were created.  The term refers to the dead returning to haunt those who would continue to bring harm to loved ones or family.
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According to Wikipedia, origins of this saying are unknown.......
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Cool idea..\n\nHaircut...\n\nWhat does one reap, but never sow?\nWhat needs water nor soil to grow?\nTangled bushed or weeping willowed,\nthick as oak, cloudy billowed.\nLong dead before the Reaper's will,\nharvested before the bill.
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Rotting flesh!\n\nhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2004/01/14.html
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would you not be better to ask on one of the reaper message boards, I assume it is the game and game peice you are referring to