Brian Johnson wrote:
> Yep Andy's correct - we stick two fingers in the air . . .
> The French knights hadsent a message saying that they
> would cut off the first two fingers of every archer's hand
> to stop them pulling the bow. The English stuck their fingers in the
air
> to show the French that they still had them.
A minor point of clarification, while we're off the subject:
The British (English?) "Two-Finger Archer's Salute" is performed with the
thumb and remaining fingers facing the person giving the salute - the same
hand position as the American "One-Finger Salute". If I'm not mistaken, the
Two-Finger salute given with the thumb and remaining fingers facing the
object of the salute is, on both sides of the pond, recognized as the Peace
Sign.
This fine (and quite possibly incorrect) point of digital nuance is brought
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Jim Hill
SpyderWeb Vintage Racing
Madison WI
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