Mind quiz for today:

Why do they call a criminal's picture, a mug shot or tell people to look at "his ugly mug" when a mug is a liquid-holding container for drinking beverages?

I do have an idea on this but I'll let you ponder this a bit.

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Because mug is another word for face. Face shot=mug shot

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Criminal slang back in the day called the face a "mug." If one were to make faces, they were "mugging." That stuck when criminals were having photos taken of their faces.....it was a "mug" shot

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Could the Aztecs have known, that in 2012 after a 4 year experiment, our country would cease to exist?

Because criminals are, inherently, "waterheads." (as we say down on da bayou)

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Ah! But how did they come up with using the slang term mug to mean face? They could have said "kettle shot" or "tankard shot" or totally different like " plate shot."

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Inquiring minds want to know.

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OOO!! I saw this on the history channel!
Because in the 18th century they would have coffee mugs that looked like gross faces, so it was a mug on a mug

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