Flipping the Bird.

[Sigmund]

Hola!

Have you ever *flipped the bird* or given *the bird* or *the finger* to anyone? Any thing? (Or the dreaded *double the bird*)

If anyone can figure out what the he!! I'm asking, thank you! Explain it to others here.

I'll start.

The last time I flipped the bird was when my baby toe found the the edge of the door frame in a most unfortunate manner. (It was in the middle of the night on my way to the bathroom. I didn't turn on the light.) I flipped the bird to the door way. Maim my little piggy, will you?!

Thank you!

Peace.

 

[skimom2]

Absolutely, though not often. Feels silly to do it. I do have a rich and colorful vocabulary of swears, though, which are a verbal flip off.

 

[Steffen]

Absolutely, though not often. Feels silly to do it. I do have a rich and colorful vocabulary of swears, though, which are a verbal flip off.

You're my kinda lady.

 

[Steffen]

I do it all the time. Except I use my third finger instead of the usual suspect. That way you can flip someone off without actually flipping them off.

(by the way, that's my special gesture, so anybody here uses it, I expect royalty payments.)

 

[skimom2]

I do it all the time. Except I use my third finger instead of the usual suspect. That way you can flip someone off without actually flipping them off.

(by the way, that's my special gesture, so anybody here uses it, I expect royalty payments.)

Hey! I just disciplined a kid in my class for doing that! Intent is everything, bucko

 

[TayG]

My boyfriend does it all the time.

 

[Steffen]

Hey! I just disciplined a kid in my class for doing that! Intent is everything, bucko

That kid owes me money!

 

[Arkay Lynchpin]

I only use it when my Vulcan Salute isn't working.

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[pegasus216]

I haven't done it in a long time. Not since I quit driving.

Isn't it a silly expression? 'flipping the bird' Where did that come from anyway? Birds are cute!

 

[twiggymarie]

Most of the time, I use it while I'm driving. My kids say I have a teeny, tiny bit of road rage...which means I use really colorful language and sometimes both hands. People are idiots.

 

[arista]

I would prefer to secretly do it so I am not pulverized by those motorist who have road rage.

 

[Spideyman]

When I was working and driving long distance. Just make sure it isn't a policeman in an unmarked car!

 

[DiO'Bolic]

 

[no bounce no play]

I would prefer to secretly do it so I am not pulverized by those motorist who have road rage.

Flipping the bird to an inconsiderate motorist used to be my favorite expression of discontent until Texas became an open carry State. Now I do it secretly too lol.

 

[not_nadine]

I haven't done it in a long time. Not since I quit driving.

Isn't it a silly expression? 'flipping the bird' Where did that come from anyway? Birds are cute!

One theory:




It came from an English battle between the French over a Cliffside town. English and archers, the French saw the need to take out the archers middle finger so they could not train another generation of archers. The English subsequently won the war, and walked around the town with their middle finger still intact. They would show the Frenchman their middle finger and proclaim I can still flip the bird, a reference to an arrow. String on the bow, known as a yew, is also how we have flipping the bird and plucking the yew coming together as flipping the bird meaning **** you

 

[pegasus216]

One theory:




It came from an English battle between the French over a Cliffside town. English and archers, the French saw the need to take out the archers middle finger so they could not train another generation of archers. The English subsequently won the war, and walked around the town with their middle finger still intact. They would show the Frenchman their middle finger and proclaim I can still flip the bird, a reference to an arrow. String on the bow, known as a yew, is also how we have flipping the bird and plucking the yew coming together as flipping the bird meaning **** you

So that is the reason. Thanks NN!!

 

[fushingfeef]

Spoiler

 

[do1you9love?]

Spoiler

When I do it, it's invariably when driving. I second that people are idiots!

 

[GNTLGNT]

...my third metacarpals are the most limber and well used fingers I possess.....

 

[GNTLGNT]