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Two-fingers salute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The two-fingers salute is a salute given using only the middle and index fingers, while bending the other fingers at the second knuckle, and with the palm facing the signer. All legends, however, attribute the two-fingers salute to an incident when a soldier saluted his superior (most legends specify a general) with a wounded hand, from which his ring and little fingers had been detached as a result of a shrapnel explosion. The two-fingers salute is said to have caused problems for Polish units serving with the Allies on the western front during World War II. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Two-fingers_salute   (429 words)

Salute - Biocrawler Kosovo's KLA uses a salute similar to the British military-salute, except that the fingers are clenched into a fist and the knuckles pressed against the temple, a gesture originating with the communist movement. When the Nazi party of Germany adopted the Roman salute from the Italian fascists, President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt instituted the hand over the heart as the salute to be rendered by civilians during the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem in the United States. Gun salute by aircraft, primarily displayed during funerals, began with simple fly-overs during World War I and have evolved into the missing man formation, where either a formation of aircraft is conspicuously missing an element, or where a single plane abruptly leaves a formation. www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Salute   (3281 words)

V sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The "two fingered salute", as it is also known, is traditionally performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The story of the English waving their fingers at the French is told in the first person account by Froissart, however the description is not of an incident at the Battle of Agincourt, but rather at the siege of a castle in another incident during the Hundred Years' War. Another possible origin is from 18th century French brothels as a visual insult, the fingers indicating the creases at the top of a buxom woman's thighs, the crook between the fingers indicating the vagina. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/V_sign   (2259 words)

Evaluating Web Site Information Conscious that it was the v-shaped notch which was the difference between the two armies' relative fortunes that day, the archers filed past the captured French waving v-shaped fingers and elbows and the terms became associated with jeering success over unfortunates for the next five hundred years. Their confident troops (they outnumbered Henry's army by about seven to one) approached the English camp (battles were decided quite formally in those days) made the boast that they would cut off the two fingers of any captured archers and then returned to their camp. Of the two gestures only the crooked elbow has come to have sexual connotations, but neither is very polite. oii.org /cyberu/html/realfinger.htm   (1199 words)

Conversation in the BlueReign : 2002 - 2006 Whether it by tapping two more fingers to the forehead as people go past, or with one or two fingers pointed upwards as people have gone past without returning the favour. One finger is good for giving that almighty royal salute that so many of us are prone to. This salute is not usually given to people of importance. bluereign.blogspot.com /2005/01/gadzooks.html   (632 words)

Feminism In this story she uses two main characters, a man named Jack and his young unnamed mistress, to show how women are suppressed by men. She then mentions that in two years she will be writing about their first child and how he said his first word other than "mama" and "dada", he said "kaka". The second half of the story deals with what the two characters, Jack and his mistress, think will be written in the diary that Jack gave her for her birthday. www.wiu.edu /users/mudjj4/gh101/feminism.htm   (1621 words)

Plucking The Yew The English subsequently used the "two finger salute" as a jeering gesture at French soldiers. These two forms are distinguished by the direction of the knuckles: knuckles toward audience being an insult (2) and knuckles toward the gesticulator meaning victory (1). Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won the battle and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French and saying "We can still pluck yew. www.jerrypournelle.com /reports/jerryp/yew.html   (838 words)

The Memphis Flyer :: the mid-south's news weekly: Travel: Travel Feature: A Run Through Reform The drivers of pickups going the opposite direction would offer a sort of Alabama Salute: two fingers casually raised from the top of the steering wheel. Two suburban Memphis teenagers in Daddy's BMW, heading for an Alabama town of 2,000 or so at, say, 80 mph, with an angry local hothead on their heels in a big red pickup. There was another right, and a left, and a hill or two, and some wide-eyed kids in yards, and -- praise the Travel Gods -- nary a cop. www.memphisflyer.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:1451   (992 words)

My dad was at Agincourt The "two-fingered salute" was to show clearly that the signaller still had both fingers and theoretically at least, could do harm to the Frenchman at whom it was aimed. It was the equivalent of "two world wars and one world cup" sung to Germans at football matches - a defiant gesture based upon past glory. This may be a Victory sign in some cultures, but if you turn your hand over, with your back of your hand pointing to the ground, and use the V sign, raising your fingers, in Australia, it's actually rude. www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/22/messages/444.html   (740 words)

Cub Scout Pack 242, Washington, Iowa The two fingers stand for two parts of the Promise - "to help other people" and "to obey." They look like a wolf's ears ready to listen to Akela. When you salute a leader, you show him or her that you look up to them, when you salute the flag you show that you are proud of your country. A salute is a way to show respect to your leaders and your country. www.iowatelecom.net /~carez/pack242/bobcat.htm   (643 words)

Garofalo: "(Blue/Purple)Inked Fingers = Nazi Salute" The purple and blue fingers of freedom march on, despite France, the United Nations, etc. Give the Finger to Iraq, Next the U.N. Drinkware and stickers to show your love of freedom and disdain of the "democracy of despots" known as the United Nations. The other finger is for the leftists, liberals and appeasers who delayed this day. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-bloggers/1335953/posts   (3257 words)

Cub Scout Pack 749 Bobcat Badge Hold your fingers as you do for the sign but with the first two fingers close together. But keep your elbow straight and place your two fingers along the inside of the other Cub Scout's wrist. A salute is a way to show respect. www.pack749.org /bobcat.html   (212 words)

BBC NEWS VOTE2001 FEATURES Two fingers Prescott When John Prescott decided to illustrate to the assembled press his claim that the government had delivered economic security and social justice, he was perhaps unwise to count these achievements on two raised fingers. The law also takes a dim view of the so-called two-finger salute, with those who indulge in the gesture risking a reckoning in court. Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher altered the salute, famously adding a third finger to symbolise her third straight election victory in 1987. news.bbc.co.uk /vote2001/hi/english/features/newsid_1344000/1344190.stm   (627 words)

Guardian One finger or two? MPs agog at prince's salute The Blairite, elected in 2001, said: "He didn't stick up two fingers, he pointed up one and said "there you go", patting me on the shoulder before he went. A palace spokeswoman suggested there was "obviously not a lot going on" in the Commons if MPs were talking about whether the prince raised one or two fingers. Prince Philip was said to have issued the salute after encountering the backbencher at a party for parliamentarians hosted by the Queen. www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4540372-103573,00.html   (377 words)

Two Fingers Cartoons Related topics: churchill, two finger salute, victory salute, victory, sign, policeman, downing street, politics, ww2, policemen, parliament, prime minister, primeminister, william churchill, mockery, two fingers, swearing, Related topics: world war two, world war 2, world war ll, ww2, war, wars, satmp, stamps, auction, auctions, victory, v for victory, two fingers, Related topics: rabbit, rabbits, v-sign, v sign, v signs, two-fingers, two fingers, two fingered, v's, sticking up the v's, prank, pranks, photograph prank, photograph pranks, photograph, photographed, www.cartoonstock.com /directory/t/two_fingers.asp   (445 words)

Sir Winston Churchill - Picture and Sound Clip - MSN Encarta The sight of Churchill, with his cigar and two fingers raised in a “V for victory” salute, inspired Britons to rise to what he called “their finest hour.” As prime minister of Britain during World War II, Churchill roused the British to stand against Nazi Germany. ca.encarta.msn.com /media_461535616/Sir_Winston_Churchill.html   (80 words)

Hartford Advocate: Two Fingers Up for the Guv As the House chamber responded with applause, a clapping Dyson stood from his chair in the back row and flashed Rowland the two-finger victory salute. Then, victory salutes to the governor notwithstanding, they may finally break the Rowland trap which they have fallen into for years. In the past, conservatives opposed to tax increases of any kind fought on two fronts, Cappiello said -- one against the Democrats, the other against Rowland, looking to broker his usual deal. hartfordadvocate.com /gbase/News/content?oid=oid:53374   (561 words)

Pindeldyboz: I Like to Stand in Traffic by Todd Dills I lifted two fingers in salute, with one final backward glance, the shine of my reflective bodysuit blinding the boys in the multiplied glow of their own brandished flashlights. I found the boxes while cleaning out his apartment, two days after his funeral. I've stood in the traffic on that Bridge's lower level, likewise during rush-hour in front of a Waffle House on Cherry Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732-enraged homebounders screeching tires, chickentruck juggernauts hissing air brakes and pulling their flatulent horns before barreling on. www.pindeldyboz.com /tdtraffic.htm   (1900 words)

STORMY WEATHER He twirled it expertly between his fingers and planted it on top of his voluminous mound of hair, giving it a decisive tap with the palm of his hand. Dancing Cavalier,  had cast him in two roles – one of them as his traditional swashbuckling character -- the one audiences had come to know him by, with all of its eighteenth century trappings and costuming – the other as a modern man in contemporary clothing, dancing and singing to jazzy American tunes. With a cry she jumped up, took the two steps necessary to reach him, and threw her arms around his neck, kissing every inch of his face. www.docemmettbrown.com /stormyfinal.htm   (7398 words)

Give me spirit fingers dammit!!: Salute the Hirsute Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies Madame Chiang Because it stops self-appointed crotch researchers from trying to decipher their personality type. This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. facepalm.blogspot.com /2004/08/salute-hirsute.html   (690 words)

LinuxPlanet - Opinions - The StartX Files: Of Mice and Finns - Giving The Two-Fingered Salute My colleagues, ever eager to prove their collective geek manhood, snidely imply that I am somehow inadequate in getting my two fingers to work together well enough. My typical response is to gesture at them with one particular finger and then go look for some clue as to why I cannot consistently use the emulator. Of course, I should realize that anything with the word "emulator" on it should be enough to send me a warning sign. www.linuxplanet.com /linuxplanet/opinions/3201/1   (542 words)

NASIOC - Greatest poster ever! The bowman would taunt the Frech soilders by raising their two fingers in salute. If you didn't know already, the French used to cut off the "shooting" fingers of English long bowman during their war(s). but actually, McQueen's character is 'saluting' his rival driver after the race. forums.nasioc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=574747   (567 words)

Case Study 2: Lorena Bobbitt and Thelma and Louise But unless they sell two different "he-said-she-said" versions to two different networks, like the three different Amy Fisher stories what wound up on TV last year, they would be better off with a happy ending. Viewers of Thelma and Louise who are ready to regard the two women as noble outlaws have to be able to think about both the women and those affected by their actions in fairly specific ways. But at the close, the two women choose to drive off into the Grand Canyon rather than face death through a shoot out, or worse, capture and a criminal trial. cyber.law.harvard.edu /vaw00/Bobbitt.html   (2749 words)

Flickr: Two finger salute Vent your spleen by posting photos of you flipping the old two fingers (or the "bird" depending on where you at) at the object of your ire. Feed – Subscribe to Two finger salute discussion threads www.flickr.com /groups/12637348@N00   (53 words)

XMMFF Anger and rage were the two emotions that seemed to have center stage in his life. Two days later, Logan found himself on the jet, going to another rescue mission. He sat on the couch and stared at the two men with feigned disinterest. www.xmmff.com /dbfiction.php?fiction_id=23   (2857 words)

The Young Ones - Salute The two finger salute was to the french to insult them by showin that the english could still fire the longbow... My question is, in the show every once in a while one of the characters gives a hand gesture where they hold their hand out with two fingers extended up like they are flipping someone the bird. Anyway, to stop our boys firing the bows, when the french captured our troops, they cut off the first two fingers (the ones that pulled back the string). www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?p=83580   (678 words)

Kerry’s Salute » Outside The Beltway OTB Well the salute was a joke but then again look at the man. He married a meal ticket ahem excuse me a rich woman, he can’t make up his mind about important issues, but hay lets forgive all that the guy served in vietnam for 120 days. I have no interest in the way John Kerry salutes; however, I do have an interest in his own personal submission (twice?) of the recommendation for the Purple Heart — it is not necessary for true heroes to write their own — there are so many others with unselfish reasons to describe the events. The fingers are extended and straight as is the thumb which touches the forefinger and the first tarsal. www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2004/07/kerrys_salute   (8868 words)

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