Re: OT-CHAT: Y2K, the extra 2 digits
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-CHAT: Y2K, the extra 2 digits
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 18:51:57 EST
From: HIPSource@aol.com
In a message dated 12/30/99 5:32:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
janclarx@hotmail.com writes:
<< Reminds me of an odd story .... When President (er Nixon, or Carter?)
visited Australia, he was driven through the streets of Melbourne, where
crowds had gathered to greet him. The president held 2 fingers high in the
'Victory' sign. Many Melbournians, grinning inanely, returned his greeting
effusively, while many others hid
their embarrassed giggles. >>
One has often heard a similar story about Sir Winston Churchill, devolving
upon the question of whether he was aware the meaning of the gesture was
radically different depending upon whether the front or the back of the hand
was held forward when the V for Victory was signaled. The presumption was
that Winny could not have been aware he was making an obscene gesture, the
well known equivalent of which is the single raised center digit.
Contrariwise, it has been opined that he knew perfectly well the broader
implications of his gesture and was sending a clear message to the enemy.
Anner Whitehead
HIPSource@aol.com
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