im bored

[armchairbootboy]

i see alot of non uk skins giving the v sign, do you ever wonder where it came from...well i did and this is what i found out.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/axisf/th_thumbnail27.jpg (http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/axisf/?action=view&current=thumbnail27.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch2) http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/axisf/th_churchill1.jpg
it all came about from years ago, during the 100 year war with britain and france.
During this war we had long bow men and they were feared by the french(who arent the french scared of).
If the french captured any english they would cut of they're 1st and second fingers so he couldent use a bow ever again.
So when any british bow men saw the french on a battle field they would give them the v sign to let them know thwy still had the 2 bow fingers.
Just a bit of nonsense i thought i'd share, im bored and brettagal said i was on a promise tonight and the cow fell asleep haha. women eh

[Gun2Gun]

Interesting.....

[PUNISHER]

I thought that's where the middle finger came from. I figured the "V" was for victory. Like in Japan... you know Ryu and Ken.

[WhiskeyMedic]

Hyoookin!

[Olde-E Fever]

Sonic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/ReverendPhill/street_fighter_033.gif

BOOOOM

[Gentle Jones]

wow thats the best history of a rude gesture i've heard

the middle finger is so old i don't know if there's a clear story as to its origin

neat post

[bacon_lettuce_tomato]

Sonic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/ReverendPhill/street_fighter_033.gif

BOOOOM

Fuck yo sonic boom, bitch!
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YOGA FLAME!

[Big_8]

You forgot to mention that the long bows used to pierce the French Knights armor had to be made from a stronger wood to handle the stress.The Yue tree.Thus archers had to pull back with 2 fingers,instead of just pinching the string with the thumb and index finger.And so came about the phrase to "pluck yue".After many years people adopted the practice of just throwing up the middle finger (after 1776) as a show of defiance,cuz that was the one ya needed to pull back the long bows.It was a little guy standing up to a gaint.And the phrase "pluck yue" became...yeah,you guessed it.


Fuck You.

[speedkills]

You forgot to mention that the long bows used to pierce the French Knights armor had to be made from a stronger wood to handle the stress.The Yue tree.Thus archers had to pull back with 2 fingers,instead of just pinching the string with the thumb and index finger.And so came about the phrase to "pluck yue".After many years people adopted the practice of just throwing up the middle finger (after 1776) as a show of defiance,cuz that was the one ya needed to pull back the long bows.It was a little guy standing up to a gaint.And the phrase "pluck yue" became...yeah,you guessed it.


Fuck You.Great story, but probably more of an "urban legend" than historical fact...
The "finger" probably goes back 2500 years or so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger

[Big_8]

Great story, but probably more of an "urban legend" than historical fact...
The "finger" probably goes back 2500 years or so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_fingerNah,It was total bullshit.I made half of it up to bait stupid people like you into researching it.



made ya look.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/fullmulletalchemist/nelson_ha_ha.jpg

[speedkills]

Nah,It was total bullshit.I made half of it up to bait stupid people like you into researching it.


Before you go calling me stupid, you twat, admit that you actually made none of it up...

From Google:


Pluck Yew (Origin of 'The Finger') - Netlore Archive (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm)
More folk etymology: 'pluck yew' -- how one of the most popular curses in the English language, as well as a certain profane gesture involving the middle ...
urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm - 27k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:mujYR-CevvUJ:urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm)

Plucking The Yew (http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html)
Subject: Plucking the Yew! Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, ... Since "pluck yew" is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the ...
www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html - 12k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:5oMyATpEhGgJ:www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html)

Wordorigins.org: Letter F (http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm)
The pluck yew part is fancifully absurd. This is not the origin of the middle finger gesture, which is truly ancient, being referred to in classical Greek ...
www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm - 23k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Bq8edbEBAv8J:www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm)

Pluck Yew: History of the Middle Finger « kindlingman (http://kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/)
Pluck Yew: History of the Middle Finger. GunnNutt over at Semper Gratus has found the history of the middle finger salute. You can read it HERE: ...
kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/ - 9k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Q_zY8vNba-oJ:kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/)



Definition of plagiarism:

the act of appropriating the literary composition of another author,
or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom,
and passing the material off as one's own creation.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htm (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htm)

[Big_8]

Before you go calling me stupid, you twat, admit that you actually made none of it up...

From Google:


Pluck Yew (Origin of 'The Finger') - Netlore Archive (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm)
More folk etymology: 'pluck yew' -- how one of the most popular curses in the English language, as well as a certain profane gesture involving the middle ...
urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm - 27k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:mujYR-CevvUJ:urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-pluck-yew.htm)

Plucking The Yew (http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html)
Subject: Plucking the Yew! Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, ... Since "pluck yew" is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the ...
www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html - 12k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:5oMyATpEhGgJ:www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/yew.html)

Wordorigins.org: Letter F (http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm)
The pluck yew part is fancifully absurd. This is not the origin of the middle finger gesture, which is truly ancient, being referred to in classical Greek ...
www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm - 23k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Bq8edbEBAv8J:www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:www.wordorigins.org/wordorf.htm)

Pluck Yew: History of the Middle Finger « kindlingman (http://kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/)
Pluck Yew: History of the Middle Finger. GunnNutt over at Semper Gratus has found the history of the middle finger salute. You can read it HERE: ...
kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/ - 9k - Cached (http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Q_zY8vNba-oJ:kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/+pluck+yew&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6) - Similar pages (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=related:kindlingman.wordpress.com/2006/08/30/pluck-yew-history-of-the-middle-finger/)



Definition of plagiarism:

the act of appropriating the literary composition of another author,
or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom,
and passing the material off as one's own creation.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htm (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htm)
Ha,ha.Made ya look again ya twat.You're new at this aren't ya?

[speedkills]

Your unoriginality knows no bounds does it?
First you claim you "made up" a story that comes up ALL OVER Google...
Second, you call me a "twat" only after being called one yourself...

And you say I'm "new at this"??

You sir, are a phony, and a fraud.

Move on to the naxt "fad" in your life now please.

Good day.