As the caption says: V for victory

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Post #309,548 by warmachine 6/9/09 6:38:36 PM Reply	As the caption says: V for victory The sign means victory, not peace. Just don't show a V sign with palms facing backwards: that's an insult and gesture of defiance. -------------------------------------------- Matthew Greet I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
Post #309,558 by boxley 6/10/09 7:43:59 AM Reply	hmm, in the 70's it meant the same as a middle finger in USA
Post #309,562 by pwhysall 6/10/09 12:33:58 PM Reply	Churchill's V is for victory. The other V is an insult. Legend has it that the French used to cut off the first two fingers on the right hand of captured English archers (the English longbow was a decisive weapon used on the battlefield during the 100 Years War, amongst others, proving particularly deadly to the French mounted kernigguts), so the English - being the way we are - waved our fingers at the French in a V-sign. Known as "flicking the Vs".
Post #309,563 by Another Scott 6/10/09 12:53:00 PM Reply	Neat. Thanks.

Peter or other resident brit - (boxley) - (4) - June 9, 2009, 12:36:52 PM EDT

As the caption says: V for victory - (warmachine) - (3) - June 9, 2009, 06:38:36 PM EDT

hmm, in the 70's it meant the same as a middle finger in USA -NT - (boxley) - (2) - June 10, 2009, 07:43:59 AM EDT

Churchill's V is for victory. - (pwhysall) - (1) - June 10, 2009, 12:33:58 PM EDT

Neat. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - June 10, 2009, 12:53:00 PM EDT

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