The finger - Giving a little less than a hand (Merged)

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What are the origins of this symbol?. Why is it considered so disrespectful?





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yeah u raise that lil finger when you have to do pee pee

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Origins unknown. Disrepectful cuz it signifies a threat to finger some one!

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Correction: It signifies an intent and not a threat. Khali khooli threat with inaction means nothing :halo:

PS: Gammay, nice ascii art. how long did it take you?

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Giving a little less than a hand...

*History of the Middle Finger! *
Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?

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Giving the Finger

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. _Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore be incapable of fighting in the future.

This famous weapon was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew"). Much to the bewilderment of the French, 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! _"PLUCK YEW!"

Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have something to do with an intimate encounter.

And yew thought yew knew everything.

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very interesting... thanks for educating me :D

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hehehehe interesting :-D

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very beautiful post:flower1:

“finger” is a command of UNIX - OS too :clown: kabhai aana telnet par:p

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I’m not sure how true that story is.

What I know, the French cut off the middle and index fingers, and the story is actually the one behind the sticking up of two fingers. However, the other one might have stemmed from it as I don’t know it’s origin.

:smokin2:

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cool.

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This is actually the story behind the rasing of the middle and index fingers in a reverse "v-for-victory" sign, used as an insult by the British.

The middle and index fingers were used to draw the strings on the longbows the French at Agincourt, and it was these fingers that were used to mock the french afterwards.

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Hmmmmmmmm, and this is what I read somewhere :konfused:

  1. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had
    consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted
    to have a baby, they got consent of the King; the King gave them a
    placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The
    placard had F.U.C.K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you
    know where that came from!
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Shinoo, that was a very interesting fact. I am going to impress my collegaues with that little piece of trivia.

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*Originally posted by ShiNoO: *

  1. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family).
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I was about to say that if everyone had to ask the king first there must have been a queue at the palace stretching back to Nottingham. But there again, most people probably spent too much time getting blattered at the pub to get round to it anyway.

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Re: The finger!

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*Originally posted by Gamma Dilation: *





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Thanks, Gamma. Are there any copyright restrictions that stop me from using this?

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Cool! ASCII art :D
My contribution with text omitted :



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Something like this should be incorporated as GS smilie. So Guppies and Mods can show birdies to eachother :D

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:eek: wow!

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mannnnnn…nopw i got the history too…:roman:…

thanks guys…:k:

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ofcourse life wud have been misery without this very useful knowledge....

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^ now that's an all-embracing attitude. Like it :D

shinoo: that is indeed some information..hmm, makes me thing along the lines of xtreme though.

5abi: Yes, and i believe you initiative must be rewarded. in kind. :D

armughal: i hope that has ended now :~)