jog on... Options

[rabbit57i]

I always wanted a sit and spin when I was little.

[thirtyhelens]

"sit and spin"  How quaint.

My buddy Mark used to append this with "...and when you hit my elbow, the ride's over."

[curtinparloe]

Winston Churchill did it as a victory sign.


However, to the best of my knowledge he didn't say "Jog on."

[Sostie]

Wiipedia agrees with me.  I guess the sentiment remains the same though.

In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the V sign (given with the back of the hand towards the recipient) serves a similar purpose (primarily "Fuck off"), whilst "the bird" is more often used for "up yours", "swivel on it", "sit and swivel on it" or "sit and spin".

According to QI (the source of all knowledge!), there is no real definition of what flicking the Vs means. The most likely definition is that it is a variation of a finger on each side of your head, like devil's horns, which was the sign of the cuckold - to fuck someone's wife. Rather than "fuck you" it means "I'm going to fuck your wife".

The much suggested story that it comes from English archers taunting French soldiers has no real evidence to support it.

Personally I wish we could return to the good old Sid James V & rasberry combo.

[melzilla]

Personally I wish we could return to the good old Sid James V & rasberry combo.

I never left.

I do think the one finger salute is ruder but is also too overused and Americanised. Two fingers is always funnier as it's a bit more naff and "English" as someone already said.

I think the Mum test is a good one. I can get away with sticking two fingers up at my Mum (jokingly, of course) but never one!

Raspberries, however, are always funny. They sound like farts.

This post has been edited by melzilla: Nov 21 2007, 10:26 PM

[AusChick]

My mum (and some other middle-aged people I've observed) do the raspberry along with a sort of "thumbs up" sign jabbed into the air.

That's real old skool that is.

[Peronel]

I can't do raspberries. My tongue must be mildly retarded. I can't do that rolling noise required for all the fancy french words either.

Chi-wah-wah.

[curtinparloe]

I can get away with sticking two fingers up at my Mum (jokingly, of course) but never one!

You did the Vs at your mum? Outrageous!



I don't even do the "itching my face" Vs at my mum.

In fact, now I come to think about it, I hardly do the Vs anyway.

[Rua]

Not at Mum. No way.

My Mum's only even sworn once in front of the family, one Christmas at Liam Neeson at the end of Under Suspicion.

[Zoe]

We swear at Mum all the time, but not as much as we call her a Gayby Baby.

[melzilla]

I call my Mum alternative swearwords, like 'You big flump'.

[Jimmay]

I flick the V's on a regular basis to much amusement. While me and my mates were travelling around the US though we stopped at an internet cafe and the guy flicked us the V's and said "see you later" as we left. We realised it was more a "Peace-Out" sort of gesture but since then we swear at each other and say "See you later" instead of shaking hands.

[maian]

That's great. I've got the image now of some guy in America who was once taught that flicking the V was the peace sign and has been doing it wrong for years as a result. He's probably been beaten to death by ex-pats by now, but it's still a funny image.

[Heff]

That's great. I've got the image now of some guy in America who was once taught that flicking the V was the peace sign and has been doing it wrong for years as a result. He's probably been beaten to death by ex-pats by now, so it's an even funnier image.

I hate people taking photos of me, so for about 2 years I always stuck my middle finger up whenever someone tried. The thing is, they often came out pretty well. Since then I've grown up, and now I use verbal abuse instead. Hand gestures are more readily understood, but there's nothing quite so exquisite and mature as calling someone a fucking twat.

That said, it's still pretty satisfying to let someone know what you think of them with a well timed wanking gesture.

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