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Rude gestures
Andrew Fferreir yscrifef:
> Which rude gesture? I can think of four:
> The bird - one finger erect
> The fingers - two fingers erect, palm inwards, 'victory' reversed.
> ? - gestured fist with other hand clenched in hollow of the elbow.
> The O.K. sign - first finger and thumb joined, other fingers outspread,
> obscene in some cultures.
The third, I think, is specifically anal and the most suitable in this
case. Besides, it's very Latin.
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)