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packman

(16,296 posts) Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:42 AM Jul 2016

Granny's Knitting Circle hears Trump is GOP Choice for Prez

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Granny's Knitting Circle hears Trump is GOP Choice for Prez (Original Post) packman Jul 2016 OP

Love the two ladies on either end doing the Italian version of the finger! nt MADem Jul 2016 #1

It's also the French version of the flying fickle finger... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #3

ZOB!!!! I love it! MADem Jul 2016 #9

The British version is more subtle. If the two fingers are put up Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #10

Yes, and Churchill used to do both--the Americans didn't take the nuance--Hitler did, no doubt!!! MADem Jul 2016 #11

I'm sure the Nazis were more culturally clued in than the Americans. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #14

He did it to "two fingers" the Führer! MADem Jul 2016 #16

Germany will win on all fronts (ha ha--wrong): Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #17

I know someone who feels the same way... yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #2

LOL SunSeeker Jul 2016 #4

Even tiny babees don't like the guy. Rex Jul 2016 #5

Good one!! lark Jul 2016 #6

Oh, I wish there were... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #7

I am no professional, but I can read those lips just fine!!! MADem Jul 2016 #12

I know exactly what they are saying. 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #19

Heh heh! nt MADem Jul 2016 #20

I've a wee gift for you! MADem Jul 2016 #21

Well, that jerk certainly... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #23

Yes, he did--to the tenth power! nt MADem Jul 2016 #25

That is beautiful Hekate Jul 2016 #8

here: niyad Jul 2016 #28

I thought they looked like Raging Grannies! Hekate Jul 2016 #29

somehow I think there will be a few more needed chapters in the next few months. niyad Jul 2016 #30

Bwah! bigwillq Jul 2016 #13

I want to join this group!! niyad Jul 2016 #15

They are called the Raging Grannies! nt MADem Jul 2016 #22

just googled them-started in canada in 87--chapters worldwide. niyad Jul 2016 #26

Holy shit Batman greiner3 Jul 2016 #18

Really... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #24

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MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. Love the two ladies on either end doing the Italian version of the finger! nt

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:49 AM

Jul 2016

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

3. It's also the French version of the flying fickle finger...

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:06 PM

Jul 2016

"se faire zober" = to get f__ked

"Zob" is what you might say while making the forearm gesture.

That said, the middle-finger salute has gained favor in recent years with more and more cultural cross-over.

Easier and more efficent--able to be executed in more diverse situations.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

9. ZOB!!!! I love it!

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jul 2016

Much easier to say than vaffanculo! Or va fangul in dialectical slang!

In Iran, and most of the Middle East, that stupid "thumb's up" that Trump does? It's the finger, by another digit! It's pretty much "Up yours!"

The two finger salute (Winston Churchill used to smile every time he did the V-for-Victory thing, because of the double entendre) is popular in that end of the world as well!

The two armed thing requires that both arms be free--the one finger business won't get in the way of that sack of food or whatever you're carrying in one hand!

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

10. The British version is more subtle. If the two fingers are put up

Reply to MADem (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:02 PM

Jul 2016

with the palm facing outwards, it means "V" for Victory.

If the palm is facing towards the instigator, it means "ZOB"! LOL!

MADem

(135,425 posts)

11. Yes, and Churchill used to do both--the Americans didn't take the nuance--Hitler did, no doubt!!!

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:36 PM

Jul 2016

Made for TV Clean Version of V for Victory History!

To wander even further afield....I love this (LOL) "historical" (ish) poster:

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

14. I'm sure the Nazis were more culturally clued in than the Americans.

Reply to MADem (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:41 PM

Jul 2016

Amazing pics. I've never seen Winston doing the "ZOB" version! LOL!

MADem

(135,425 posts)

16. He did it to "two fingers" the Führer!

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #14)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:10 PM

Jul 2016

He played it cute, like he was too well bred to understand the cruder meaning, but his private secretary said in his memoirs that he knew full well what he was doing when he did the Up Yers--heh heh.

July 19 was the 75th anniversary of Churchill's first reference to V - For - Victory though other countries had been using it previously.

It became so ubiquitous behind the lines that the Germans were forced to co-opt it and pretend it was theirs, but everyone knew better.

This is occupied Paris with a dumbass sign saying Germany will win on all fronts (ha ha--wrong):

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

17. Germany will win on all fronts (ha ha--wrong):

Reply to MADem (Reply #16)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:15 PM

Jul 2016

Yeah, how'd that work out for 'em?

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

2. I know someone who feels the same way...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:54 AM

Jul 2016

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

4. LOL

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:35 PM

Jul 2016

Rex

(65,616 posts)

5. Even tiny babees don't like the guy.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:53 PM

Jul 2016

Just say NO to Trump!

lark

(23,105 posts)

6. Good one!!

Reply to Rex (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jul 2016

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

7. Oh, I wish there were...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:05 PM

Jul 2016

...audio to go with it. They seem to be enjoying them selves.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

12. I am no professional, but I can read those lips just fine!!!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:39 PM

Jul 2016

They aren't saying "No new taxes" either--LOL!!!!

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

19. I know exactly what they are saying.

Reply to MADem (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:55 PM

Jul 2016

I just think it would be fun to hear it.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

20. Heh heh! nt

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #19)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:56 PM

Jul 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

21. I've a wee gift for you!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #19)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:02 PM

Jul 2016

The song they sing has nothing to do with Trump, but it is a beaut, nonetheless! It has to do with this asshole: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2014/07/17/3461252/todd-akins-pathetic-attempt-to-defend-legitimate-rape-goes-down-in-flames/

The big finish is where that gif comes from!

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

23. Well, that jerk certainly...

Reply to MADem (Reply #21)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:13 PM

Jul 2016

...deserved it, too.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

25. Yes, he did--to the tenth power! nt

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #23)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:16 PM

Jul 2016

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

8. That is beautiful

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:50 PM

Jul 2016

Where can I sign up?

niyad

(113,336 posts)

28. here:

Reply to Hekate (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:29 PM

Jul 2016

info@raginggrannies.com

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

29. I thought they looked like Raging Grannies!

Reply to niyad (Reply #28)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:34 PM

Jul 2016

We had a chapter locally during the BushCheney era. A friend tried to recruit me but my schedule was full at the time.

niyad

(113,336 posts)

30. somehow I think there will be a few more needed chapters in the next few months.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #29)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:37 PM

Jul 2016

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

13. Bwah!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:40 PM

Jul 2016

niyad

(113,336 posts)

15. I want to join this group!!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:57 PM

Jul 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

22. They are called the Raging Grannies! nt

Reply to niyad (Reply #15)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:03 PM

Jul 2016

niyad

(113,336 posts)

26. just googled them-started in canada in 87--chapters worldwide.

Reply to MADem (Reply #22)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:21 PM

Jul 2016

greiner3

(5,214 posts)

18. Holy shit Batman

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:35 PM

Jul 2016

That's my mother front row 2nd from right.

Unfortunately it would be 10 years ago before the A got hold. J

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

24. Really...

Reply to greiner3 (Reply #18)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:14 PM

Jul 2016

...truly?

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