Hi, Tuesday, July 6, 2004, 2:41:23 PM, John wrote:
> There are two "V-signs". > The normal one, indicating disrespect (to put it mildly) is made with the > back of the hand facing away from the gesturer. > The Churchillian one, indicating victory, is made with the back of the > hand facing towards the gesturer. > Of course, if Churchill were making the gesture to Hitler, he could > happily use either. He did. At the start of the war he always used the 'f-ck off' sign - you can see it in newsreels. Somebody must have told him what the lower classes understood it to mean, because he soon changed to the victory sign. -- Cheers, Bob
