Thru out history, has there ever been a time when throwing up that middle finger ever meant anything positive? Me thinks its been universally a bad sign from day one. Have you ever wondered?
That Middle Finger
by prophecor 5 Replies latest social humour
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keyser soze
I don't see what the big deal is. It's half of a peace sign.
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Stealth
History of the middle finger...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1279/whats-the-origin-of-the-finger
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charlie brown jr.
Stealth.....
I'm proud to say I knew that. I was going to post it but.....
thanks for the link.
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jean-luc picard
Citation from above link:
the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, "See, we can still pluck yew!"
Is this also the origin of another popular expression?
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MidwichCuckoo
Actually, I always believed we (English) stick both fingers up (much more classy, don't you think? lol) at the French to show we can still use a longbow.