Quote:
Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Who knows? I still can't figure out why its called missionary. Was it the position most often used by missionaries to rape "savage" women?
|
Harmonic convergence. Today's "Straight Dope" column deals with that exact subject. Brief answer - it comes from Kinsey, mixing up stuff reported by an obscure anthropologist.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/050617.html
Threaded Mode