Sorry, didnt mean to be rude there but is anyone aware of the origins of sticking up you index and middle finger as a way of telling somone else to 'F-off'????
I have theory that my dear old papa told me but not sure if he was just tweaking me ole nips with it! (No comments about me old papa being an old
pa-perve)
2006-06-26 04:43:39 · 8 answers · asked by Delgado 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
(without Googling it), I believe it had something to do with the war between England and France eons ago. England would cut off the middle finger of captured French soldiers because it's the finger they used to ready the bow and arrow. As an act of defiance, French soldiers during battle would hold up their middle finger to show the English that they still had them.
I could have the countries wrong here, but that's pretty much it.
2006-06-26 04:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by yogabbagabba 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Actually, this originated in the midieval era. When someone was captured by an enemy, they would recieve as punishment, the cutting off of their middle finger. This was so they could not shoot any arrows, and would no longer be a danger to the kingdom. So if someone escaped, once he was out of arrow rance, say, on a hill in sight of the castle, he would wave his middle finger back to them, as if to say, I still got my finger.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-26 11:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Collin R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the answer to a different question, but if you want to make a (model) gingerbread house for the holidays, I have seen people make them. It takes a lot of work to put them together and frost them, but they are fun to eat the next day. Unfortunately I am no longer in touch with the person who made them. You might be able to find a recipe and instructions on line.
2006-06-26 12:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is simply a finger I don't see what all the fuss is about. I think it might have come into play tho, when somebody got mad at someone and used it as a hate sign.
2006-06-26 11:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to do with those froggy little gits across the chanel. We cut the archers drawing fingers off when we done thier froggy little arses in battle. Si it was UP YOURS, we can draw our bows!
2006-06-26 11:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they say it started in England as a way to show their bow finger if it were removed, they are no threat but not happy about the lose
2006-06-26 11:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Mr nice guy 2U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is one origin
2006-06-26 11:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by phil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno the origin but it's the favorite method of communicating in NY
http://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/
2006-06-26 11:50:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋