Awesome! The rope and some droppin' and poppin'!

Quoting another Dwellar (Mr. Helm, I believe):

It really was an interesting article. Not about the superbowl at all. The Romans used to do it, you know......

I didn't, I always thought it was a modern American gesture, I don't remember it when we were kids, people started to copy it form American TV when were teens.

I thought the europeans all had their own hand gestures too, i thought the Italians was something to do with touching the thumb to the front teeth.

That's just because they eat so much spinach.

I guess I could go get Thor if you want, I just got home.

I've noticed a slight difference in the American and Australian ways of flipping the bird.

US birds have the first, third and fourth fingers curved only from the second knuckle joint. I.e. the first section of the finger is vertical beside the main bird finger.

In Australia, the three fingers are curved down behind the hand as much as possible (often need to be tucked in with the thumb) and only the bird finger is straight upright and visible.

Accent, eh?

I think that depends on how vehement you're being/the chances that you might need to pretend your gesture was unintentional...... I am quite surprised by how shocked people are by it round here though. I can always get a laugh with a quick flip..... :lol:

My cousin was having an argument with her father one day. She gave him the bird and said, "here's one for you", then she turned her hand 90 degrees and said, "here's one for your dog", then she closed her fist and used her whole arm and said, "and here's one for your horse!"

It was the funniest sequence of birds I've ever seen in my life. I still laugh about it.

That's great.

We would get in trouble at school if we flipped someone off, so we would hold up the first three fingers next to each other and say, "Read between the lines."

We used to flick the v's at people using facial gestures.
In the same way that stroking the chin meant "Chinny reck-on" (you are lying), rubbing the mouth and nose with the splayed index and centre finger was accepted shorthand for Up Yours.

I haven't done that whilst working in school, but it was still current when I worked in an office.
It was only used amongst pals of course, you couldn't hope to get away with it against a boss.
And it was considered funnier in a social setting, where you could make the gesture openly.

I've used 'the ol pushing up my glasses with my middle finger' for ages and ages.

I don't wear (and have never worn) glasses.

I amuse myself, easily.

I amuse myself, endlessly.