Dave Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Does anyone here like to refer to their middle finger as their bird finger? I do! I try never to use it for that, of course, but I just think "bird finger" sounds funny!
Mrs. Bro. Adam Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Nope... just refer to it as the finger between my index and ring fingers
Ash Wednesday Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Where did the term "flip them the bird" come from, anyway? How did it first become called the bird finger?
Dave Posted August 27, 2004 Author Posted August 27, 2004 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Aug 27 2004, 06:38 PM'] Where did the term "flip them the bird" come from, anyway? How did it first become called the bird finger? [/quote] I just call my middle finger my bird finger because that's the finger one uses to give someone the bird. So if anyone calls the middle finger the bird finger it's because that's the finger used to give someone the bird. As for how the gesture and expression came about, I have no idea.
Andrea348 Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 I refer to it as the middle finger, but at daycare when we sing "Where is Thumbkin?" that finger is called tall man
Noel's angel Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 nope, just plain old middle finger for me.............
homeschoolmom Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 I rarely refer to my fingers by "name"... That's funny, Dave...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 I call it my middle finger, but when referring the thr crude gesture I call it "flipping the bird".... still not sure how birds figure in but whatever...
Pete-ster Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 Its the middle finger, but the particular gesture in question is the "universal sign of contempt for another's driving ability".
Pete-ster Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 Oh, and instead of actually using said gesture, my brothers, friends, and I say "you have something on your face". We used to point to our chins using the finger in question, but now the phrase has become synominous, so the remaining gesture would be superfulous. (We used that manner to avoid the wrath of the authority figures)
MorphRC Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 [quote name='Pete-ster' date='Aug 29 2004, 06:05 PM'] Its the middle finger, but the particular gesture in question is the "universal sign of contempt for another's driving ability". [/quote] LOL
Andrea348 Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 what about the Hawaiian good luck symbol....there was a joke with that in it once....can't remember it though
Tony Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 I got a letter from Grandma the other day. She writes: The other day, I went up to a local Christian bookstore and saw a "Honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day, because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting; so I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper. Boy, I'm glad I did! What an uplifting experience that followed!! I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is... and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed! I found that LOTS of people love Jesus! Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind me started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of GOD!! GO! Jesus Christ, GO!" What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love! There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a "sunny beach". I saw another waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. I asked my teenage grandson, in the back seat, what that meant. He said that it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. My grandson burst out laughing... why, even he was enjoying this religious experience! A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. I waved to all my sisters and brothers, grinning, and drove on through the intersection. I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again, and I felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared; so I slowed the car down, leaned out of the window, and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away. Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks! Love, Grandma
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