Finger (gesture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In American culture, the finger (as in giving someone the finger ) is an obscene hand gesture, often meaning the phrase "fuck you". It is performed by extending the middle finger of the hand while...
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Middle finger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The middle finger (also the long finger , or bird finger and usually the longest finger) is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is also call...
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"At the time her left hand was raised and thrust toward the bench with her middle finger in a raised position." ... It rules, "It would be a rare person who would be turned on by the display of a middle finger or the language it represents."
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Apparently, the middle finger has long been considered a phallic symbol in many cultures, possibly because it is the longest of the digits. Displaying it to someone is an insult of the first degree, though the gesture seems to be one of aggression rather than sexuality.
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A new reflex is described: middle-finger extensor reflex elicited by percussion of tendon insertion of musculus extensor digitorum communis in forearm. ... It was suggested that the middle-finger extensor reflex elicited by radial nerve afferents and efferents (C7-C8) would be of clinical and theoretical importance...
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Did the 'middle finger salute' derive from the defiant gestures of English archers whose fingers had been severed by the French at the Battle of Agincourt? ... Claim: The 'middle finger salute' is derived from the defiant gestures of English archers whose fingers had been severed by the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
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The nation's largest Lutheran denomination (the ELCA) said Friday that gay and lesbian clergy who are in monogamous, committed relationships can be called to serve as pastors and church leaders in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference ELCA Gives God the Middle Finger:
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