Does The Middle Finger Mean Anything Anymore?

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I mean, it just so COMMONPLACE these days, and how is is that rebellious? Thoughts?

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

well, if you're in elementary school....

― Maria (Maria), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:34 (twenty-three years ago)

?Hey Bobby I think you broke my pussy-finger,?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The finger will forever mean that you're a bad driver.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

"Hang your two titties ona a barbed wire fence"

― Fivvy (Fivvy), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"Fuck you mommy!"
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― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

"Fuck you too, son!"
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― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Kenan OTM.

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

can you hear this? no? well i'll turn it up for you.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:55 (twenty-three years ago)

The only flipping-of-the-bird I've done recently was (drunkenly) towards a #11 pool ball that refused to go into the corner pocket, while shouting "FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!". At the ball, that is.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I hope you can see this...because I'm doing it as hard as I can.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I flipped off a lady who cut me off in a crosswalk yesterday morning.
I was walking, she was driving. I was close enough to kick her car, but had just that much self-control to merely flip her fucking off.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

It's never meant a huge amount in the UK - I think cos we're a bit less butt-obsessed here. But we do have a 2 finger salute which allegedly dates from the battle of agincourt (1415) - the French cut off the index and middle fingers of captured english archers so they couldn't shoot any more... When the soldiers faced each other in the field the english would wave their fingers at them (ie. look we still got 'em).

Probably total rubbish.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Wow, I didn't know that about the origins of the two-finger salute. But I will have to respectfully disagree with you re: the butt.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:33 (twenty-three years ago)

it means you're old. because I don't think anyone still does this. I did it twice in the past month while driving and both times I felt like a completely ineffectual dolt. Youngsters in California have more effective ways of showing their displeasure like shooting each other.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Was it ever "rebellious"? It was a way to tell people to fuck off when you had a mouthful of Twinkie. (Go for it, Dan).

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I love the finger! I use it in conversation all the time. I flipped off at least a dozen cars last night on the way home. Fuck you!

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

It serves me well in situations in which I can't scream things like, "suck my dick, you punkass bitch!"

I have a foul, foul mouth.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:28 (twenty-three years ago)

(but no, no dick).

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:29 (twenty-three years ago)

If you can't show it on US TV, it MUST still mean something, cause that is how I judge all meaning in my life.

― arch Ibog (arch Ibog), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Do it to a cop and you'll see that it still means something.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 23 May 2003 20:06 (twenty-three years ago)

It still means something, at least in my little universe.

Once, when I was eighteen, I forgot I was driving my mother around when a stupid driver cut me off, and I flipped the driver off.

If looks could kill, then Mom would've caused the death of her driver. Not only that, I was in serious trouble for months afterward. I still think twice before using the finger, for fear Mom would find out and I would get punished for it, and because I'm more religiously devout now and I think it would be hypocritical for me to pray in the morning and flip someone off in the afternoon.

Shouts of "What are you doing?" and "You stupid cow!" still slip through, though.

― Dee the Semi-Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 24 May 2003 02:50 (twenty-three years ago)

One of my favorite moments in the CKY videos is when one of the guys (Rake Yohn?) does a "crank-driven" middle finger, in which he pantomimes a winch alongside his hand and slowly raises aforementioned digit as he cranks, then reverses direction and brings it back down. Everyone should do it that way.

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Saturday, 24 May 2003 03:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I usually pretend that I've forgotten to give something to the flippee, dig around in my pocket for a second and then "find" a bird for them. Wearing a shit-eating grin is key here.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 24 May 2003 03:30 (twenty-three years ago)

EAT MY FUC

― Tad (llamasfur), Saturday, 24 May 2003 05:58 (twenty-three years ago)

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― brian badword (badwords), Saturday, 24 May 2003 07:52 (twenty-three years ago)

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