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Coffee 5:51 Sun Feb 8
Demise of the V-sign?

It seems to have been taken over in most places by the single digit salute. The V-sign has always had a sense of emphatic, defiant Britishness about it and I'm sorry to see that go.

Is this just another facet of globalisation, a surrender to the inevitable march towards uniformality? Is it a condition of the UK's participation in the European Union? Or is it simply easier to raise one finger than two?

sanfrancis-co-uk 5:58 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

It's definetely bitten the dust,

sanfrancis-co-uk 5:58 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Like my spelling.

ak37 6:12 Sun Feb 8
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I blame the Asians

Monk~koknee 6:23 Sun Feb 8
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It is too ambiguous and niche for widespread international acceptance. It is the beta-max of hand gesture insults.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/149/437565574_eef58513c7.jpg

normannomates 6:32 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Seen as a bit 'lame' now . This cuntry is fucked

Sven Roeder 7:01 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Wasn't it originally aimed at the French to signify that archers hadn't had those two fingers cut off which was a normal practice if captured?
It may be a EU directive by the grumpy French or more likely it's creeping Americanisation with the single digit version.

On here it's been replaced by the slow wanker sign.

cholo 7:31 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

People criticised Liam Gallagher but at least he was the making a stand, trying to save our cultural heritage.

ironsofcanada 8:14 Sun Feb 8
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Sven Roeder 7:01 Sun Feb 8

No basis for that origin as 1) there is no reason to capture yeoman archers in the first place as they could not be ransomed for anything, just kill them if you are that worried about them killing you later. 2) Even if, you need three fingers to draw a longbow so why cut off 2 why not 1 or all 3. 3) There is no reference to it before the 20th century, which there is of other similar gestures.

Westham67 9:08 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Two finger salute has some passion , the wanky one finger is very Soul solid crew

franksfat&slow&wank 9:20 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Yep and the wanker sign

Mad Dog 9:29 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

I love a good v sign.

The one place you will still see it is at football. The picture the other week that jack was in where everyone was giving shit to john terry, I'm pretty sure there were a few there.


Have a look around the ground or on the box today (if you're not going).

Pee Wee 9:38 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Always thought of the V as a polite 'Fuck off' where at the lone middle finger is the much ruder 'fuck off you cunt'

subcutaneous 9:55 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

*Flicks ✌️at ☕️*

Mad Dog 10:07 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Just checked that pic again. 1 v sign, 2 middle fingers, plenty of wanker signs

Far Cough 10:09 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Churchill used to do it both ways, palm out and palm in

I loved Churchill

Pee Wee 10:19 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Hurry up an join him then...

Me_And_My_Monkey 10:20 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Americans do a slightly different "Bird" to us.
We hold the middle finger up proud, pulling the other fingers in with the aid of the thumb.
Our inbred cousins seem to allow all fingers in on the act, albeit bent, with even the thumb almost giving a "Thumbs Up".

Far Cough 10:21 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

Polite, SHOVE IT

BRANDED 10:24 Sun Feb 8
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riosleftsock 10:29 Sun Feb 8
Re: Demise of the V-sign?

I think biting the thumb or thumbing one's nose pre-dates both these gestures

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