Thanks for that Bob. The newsreels were before my time!
John
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:44:34 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
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