| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jun 2018 7:34 a.m. PST |
Historically, when and where was that three-fingered salute used originally? And by whom? Dan
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| Winston Smith | 08 Jun 2018 8:12 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jun 2018 8:18 a.m. PST |
Hmm. For some reason I thought it might have been older than that. Perhaps mid 19th century? Dan |
| Stryderg | 08 Jun 2018 9:25 a.m. PST |
Boy Scouts use the right hand and elbow at a 90 degree angle.
Get it right! :) Since they are using the left hand, maybe they are anti-scouts? Trustworthy, Loyal, Brave, etc…we don't need any of that. |
| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jun 2018 10:15 a.m. PST |
Stryderg: "Since they are using the left hand, maybe they are anti-scouts?" Anti-scouts! Lol. Dan |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 08 Jun 2018 11:47 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jun 2018 1:49 p.m. PST |
Yeah. That must be it. Dan |
| Zephyr1 | 08 Jun 2018 3:17 p.m. PST |
Aren't they actually "flipping the bird"?
(A 'Mockingjay' is a bird)
(Using three fingers probably implies something worse instead of one)
(Holding up the arm means "Can you see (me, it, this) now, [expletive]?" ) 
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| Cacique Caribe | 08 Jun 2018 9:54 p.m. PST |
Zephyr1 Funny you should mention that. My wife will make that gesture to me on occasion, and then tell me to "read between the lines". :) Dan
PS. Very similar to this:
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| Twilight Samurai | 08 Jun 2018 10:00 p.m. PST |
Well, I imagine if your getting a rectal examination that would certainly be the case! |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 Jun 2018 2:30 p.m. PST |
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| capncarp | 29 Jun 2018 10:19 p.m. PST |
Cacique Caribe "Funny you should mention that. My wife will make that gesture to me on occasion, and then tell me to "read between the lines". :)"
I give the same gesture and say: "I work for the Commonwealth: I do everything in triplicate." |
| chromedog | 15 Jul 2018 3:22 p.m. PST |
Didn't one of the SEA nations try to have the films banned because this salute is used by one of their "revolutionary terrorist" type groups? Poland used a 2 finger salute (to forehead, instead of a knife-hand). |
with some 'babes', and she did the rest...
