[BITList] Fwd: History of the Middle Finger(sign)

[John Feltham]

G'day Mike,

On 02/08/2010, at 2:13 AM, Michael Feltham wrote:

I fear that this is another furphy regularly going the rounds on the Internet.

It is argued, the English archers showed the French their first and second fingers at the Battle of Agincourt.

Did you know that "7000 Scots fought against us at Agincourt under Sir Alexander Buchanan,"

See also...

http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/the-v-sign/biography/the-anti-french-gesture

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(gesture)

or 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gestures

or for Hugh.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasyrma



ooroo



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