Thursday, June 30, 2011

V is for Victory?



So I thought this dude was giving me the "peace" sign. Not so. Not so. He was telling me to go F myslef. I showed someone at work and they let me know. Wikipedia has some interesting notes on the reverse V.

Here's a blurb:

"The insulting version of the gesture (with the palm inwards) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as "the finger". The "two-fingered salute", also known as "The Longbowman Salute", "the two" and as "The Tongs" in the West of Scotland and "the forks" in Australia is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in England."

2 comments:

  1. That's really very funny.....you are learning the ways of the Brits my son!!

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  2. I just thought he was an angry pacifist. Turns out he was just an angry guy.

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