ANST - History of a gesture - true/false?

[j'lynn yeates]

On 15 Apr 98 at 23:41, SCOTT A WAGGONER wrote:

> The mentioned " salute to your enemy" the English bowmen used is the
> famous two finger salute still in use in England today. It was to
> show the emeny that you still had your fingers with witch to draw a
> bow.  The "pluck yew" story, while funny is not quite correct.

soooo .... if one is fond of eastern bows and the thumb release, then 
the gesture would be a "circled" thumb and first finger, ala "The 
Prisoner" (and resurrected in B5 in Bester's "be seeing you" salute) 
...
 
i do so love "connections"


'wolf

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