Subject: Re: something about pheasants, I think
Date: Jan 28 11:56:40 1997
From: Don Baccus - donb at rational.com



>Thus, when the victorious English waved their middle fingers at the
>defeated French, they said, "See, we can still pluck yew! PLUCK
>YEW!"

This has been making the rounds of the 'net, Dennis, and an Englishman
pointed out that the gesture was the waving of the index and middle
fingers, rather than "flipping the bird"...

Oh well. :) At least it story had some basis in history!

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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