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 >
 >THE FINGER
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
 > > > > >
 > > > > >                                   /'_/)
 > > > > >                                ,/_  /
 > > > > >                               /    /
 > > > > >                         /'_'/'   '/'__'/','/'
 > > > > >                      /'/    /    /    /   /_\
 > > > > >                     ('(    '    '     _    \
 > > > > >                     \                       |
 > > > > >                      \                 '    /
 > > > > >                       '\'   \          _./'
 > > > > >                         \             \
 > > > > >                          \             \
 > > > > >
 > > > > >                      Giving the Finger
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French,
 > > > > >  anticipating victory over the English, proposed to
 > > > > >  cut off the middle finger of all captured English
 > > > > >  soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be
 > > > > >  impossible to draw the renowned English longbow
 > > > > >  and therefore be incapable of fighting in the future.
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  This famous weapon was made of the native English
 > > > > >  Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was
 > > > > >  known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English
 > > > > >  won a major upset and began mocking the French by
 > > > > >  waving their middle fingers at the defeated French,
 > > > > >  saying, "See, we can still pluck yew! "PLUCK YEW!"
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult
 > > > > >  consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually
 > > > > >  changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and
 > > > > >   thus the words often used in conjunction with the
 > > > > >  one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have
 > > > > >  something to do with an intimate encounter.
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the
 > > > > >  arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic
 > > > > >  gesture is known as "giving the bird".
 > > > > >
 > > > > >  And yew thought yew knew everything.
 >
 >
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>
>THE FINGER
> > > > >
> > > > >  Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?
> > > > >
> > > > >                                   /'_/)
> > > > >                                ,/_  /
> > > > >                               /    /
> > > > >                         /'_'/'   '/'__'/','/'
> > > > >                      /'/    /    /    /   /_\
> > > > >                     ('(    '    '     _    \
> > > > >                     \                       |
> > > > >                      \                 '    /
> > > > >                       '\'   \          _./'
> > > > >                         \             \
> > > > >                          \             \
> > > > >
> > > > >                      Giving the Finger
> > > > >
> > > > >  Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French,
> > > > >  anticipating victory over the English, proposed to
> > > > >  cut off the middle finger of all captured English
> > > > >  soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be
> > > > >  impossible to draw the renowned English longbow
> > > > >  and therefore be incapable of fighting in the future.
> > > > >
> > > > >  This famous weapon was made of the native English
> > > > >  Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was
> > > > >  known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").
> > > > >
> > > > >  Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English
> > > > >  won a major upset and began mocking the French by
> > > > >  waving their middle fingers at the defeated French,
> > > > >  saying, "See, we can still pluck yew! "PLUCK YEW!"
> > > > >
> > > > >  Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult
> > > > >  consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually
> > > > >  changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and
> > > > >   thus the words often used in conjunction with the
> > > > >  one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have
> > > > >  something to do with an intimate encounter.
> > > > >
> > > > >  It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the
> > > > >  arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic
> > > > >  gesture is known as "giving the bird".
> > > > >
> > > > >  And yew thought yew knew everything.
>
>

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