History Quotes / FlippingTheBird

Medieval longbowmen were a type of human sniper-rifle-slash-machine-gun capable of firing arrows arrows over 300 meters at a rate 12 per minute, and the French Army was understandably sick of fighting against them. So whenever the French captured a longbowman, they would cut off his middle finger, [[CareerEndingInjury the finger used to draw when firing]].\\

'''Catstello:''' If the [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode Hays Office]] would only [[ThinkOfTheCensors let me]], I'd give him the boid, alright.

-> ''"If you wanna play, I'll gladly take you on. I can do it American style. Or how about French style? Japanese style work? And of course, Italian Naples style. All around the world, there's a finger that says 'Fuck you.'"''

->'''Miles Standish''': Begone, pests, and give me the bird!\\
'''Yakko''': We'd love to, really, but [[ThinkOfTheCensors the Fox censors won't allow it.]]

->The trenchcoated man stood, flipped the blue chalk back into his pocket, and crouched outside the circle to be on a level with Drang's eyes.\\
Then he flipped him the bird.

->''I know I've said it before, but fuck this place. I've still got those fingers left.''

->''[[VancianMagic Bugsby's Expressive]] [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Single Digit!]]''

->''I told them it means "peace among worlds!" How hilarious is that?''

->"I do not require a firearm," said [=TuMok=]. "I am trained in the ancient martial arts of my species. With a Martian soldier, a [[FingerPokeOfDoom single finger can be deadly]]."\\
"That's true," admitted Proton. "Give someone the finger on Mars and you might not live to regret it."

->'''Hoshi:''' The Kreetassan ambassador is demanding a ritual Act of Contrition. You must stick out your tongue, spit on the floor, bare your buttocks, and raise the Middle Finger of Apology while shouting: ''"Uh-pyors!"''
->'''Captain Archer:''' Oh...well in that case I'm looking forward to it!

->"I hope you can see this, because I'm doing it as hard as I can."

->Why is giving someone "the finger" considered an obscene gesture? The answer has to do with English longbowmen and UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar.\\

In response, longbowmen began holding up their middle fingers as a [[IShallTauntYou gesture of defiance]] whenever they crossed paths with French soldiers. The war ended, but the gesture stuck. Interesting, huh?

-->--"Flipping the Bird", '''Music/{{Garbage}}'''

->'''Homer''': Just get in!\\
'''Snake''': And what will you do if I don't?\\
'''Homer''': Flip you the bird!\\
'''Snake''': Alright, don't get freaky. Get in.
-->--''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''

-->--'''Wrestling/{{Elias}}'''

->''The menacing drone of a Mercedes engine heralded the approach of their nemesis. The Fokker shot overhead in a victory roll and Belsworth raised a hand in salute (or two fingers at least).''

->"Oh good, you're awake." She spoke with the fake warmth of a telemarketer trying to sell extended car warranties and the tiredness of a student studying for midterms fueled by nothing but cheap coffee. Her eyes fell to the foot of the bed as she glared at Leader and Shiki. "And you have visitors as well. How. Nice." Her tone conveyed that she found it anything but nice. Leader and Shiki turned to look at her, raised a hand each, and proceeded to flip Doctor Akagi the bird, then they went back to their argument. Well, Leader went back to the argument, Shiki ignored her and instead stared at Shinji. Akagi's eye twitched erratically for a moment before turning her full attention to Shinji.

-->-- Failing a Savoir-Faire skill check to slip away unnoticed, ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium''

-> ''“If you wanna play, I'll gladly take you on. I can do it American style. Or how about French style? Japanese style work? And of course, Italian Naples style. All around the world, there's a finger that says ‘Fuck you.’”''
-->-- '''Jolyne Cujoh''', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean]]''

-> “If you wanna go. I’ll gladly accept. This is American style, French style, Japanese style, Italian, specifically, Naples style. The world’s fingers for ‘Fuck off.’”

'''Yakko''': We'd love to, really, but the Fox censors won't allow it.

-->--Wrestling/{{Elias}}

->''I know I've said it before, but fuck this place. [[{{Fingore}} I've still got those fingers left.]]''

->Why is giving someone "the finger" considered an obscene gesture? The answer has to do with [[ArcherArchetype English longbowmen]] and UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar.\\
Medieval longbowmen were a type of human [[ColdSniper sniper-rifle]]-slash-[[MoreDakka machine-gun]] capable of firing arrows arrows over 300 meters at a rate 12 per minute, and the French Army was understandably sick of fighting against them. So whenever the French captured a longbowman, they would cut off his middle finger, [[CareerEndingInjury the finger used to draw when firing]].\\

->''"[[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Look at your men, now back to me, now look back at your men, now back to me.]] I am not your men! I'm flipping you off!"''

->''"Look at your men, now back to me, now look back at your men, now back to me. I am not your men! I'm flipping you off!"''