This is very interesting......"HISTORY OF THE INFAMOUS MIDDLE FINGER."
Be fore 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 they would be incapable of fighting in the future........The bow was made from the native English "yew tree"......and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew'......OR PLUCK YEW! Gradually "pluck yew" has been translated to "f.... you" and associated with the famous middle finger.
It is also notable that because of the pheasants feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture became known as "giving-the-bird"??
Now I bet you didn't know that.........and probably could care less. Off to McDonalds to meet Patty for coffee this morning......... 10:30 to 1:30.......we had a lot to catch up on.........Laundry, and the usual daily chores.
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