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The History Of The Middle Finger

tulipangel

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I don't know how true this is, but it's interesting.
The History Of The Middle Finger
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I
Know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent
Friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified. Isn't history
More fun when you know something about it?
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 they
Would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English
Longbow 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!
Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult
Consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a
Labiodentals fricative F', and thus the words often used in
Conjunction with the one-finger-salute!
It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with
The longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird."
IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!
And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing!
 
This is actually the true story of where the v symbol came from because it was those two fingers the French would have cut off to stop the archers.
 
tickleterror said:
This is actually the true story of where the v symbol came from because it was those two fingers the French would have cut off to stop the archers.
WOW i didnt think it was real! I thought it was a joke when I got it emailed to me..... hmmmmm! :Hyrdrogen
 
I've heard the same story, but with guns instead. My dad often repeats this story. Something about the trigger finger and they wanted to incapacitate the enemy by cutting of their trigger finger, but it backfired because the enemies' trigger finger was the middle finger. The enemy mocked them by showing them their middle finger.
 
There are many different versions but the v symbol one is the true original.
 
It must be true Tulip! The French have NEVER won a war by themselves!!!!!!



Except the French Revolution.....................but that's just cause they fought other French!
 
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