the history of flipping a bird sign

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[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 04:02 AM
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I find that flipping the bird doesn't mean much in most places unless it is accompanied by various other pissed off gestures. But here is a question. A number of years ago, a bunch of us were trying to figure out if there was a word that would be understood anywhere you travel. A universal word. There were a lot of ideas, but we finally settled on one word that you can say in any country on the planet and be understood. More to the point, get what you need. There may be others, but we could only come up with one. Any guesses?

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Originally posted by gilgy+Jun 13 2004, 07:16 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gilgy @ Jun 13 2004, 07:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 04:02 AM
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I find that flipping the bird doesn't mean much in most places unless it is accompanied by various other pissed off gestures. But here is a question. A number of years ago, a bunch of us were trying to figure out if there was a word that would be understood anywhere you travel. A universal word. There were a lot of ideas, but we finally settled on one word that you can say in any country on the planet and be understood. More to the point, get what you need. There may be others, but we could only come up with one. Any guesses?[/b][/quote]
I never thought of the words but I always use the gesture which is understood universally:
I
connect my thumbs and pointing fingers together and make a square sign in the air with the fingers....it ALWAYS gets me a bill at the restaurant in no time
;-)))

[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Jun 13 2004, 04:19 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Jun 13 2004, 04:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -gilgy@Jun 13 2004, 07:16 AM
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I find that flipping the bird doesn't mean much in most places unless it is accompanied by various other pissed off gestures. But here is a question. A number of years ago, a bunch of us were trying to figure out if there was a word that would be understood anywhere you travel. A universal word. There were a lot of ideas, but we finally settled on one word that you can say in any country on the planet and be understood. More to the point, get what you need. There may be others, but we could only come up with one. Any guesses?
I never thought of the words but I always use the gesture which is understood universally:
I
connect my thumbs and pointing fingers together and make a square sign in the air with the fingers....it ALWAYS gets me a bill at the restaurant in no time
;-)))[/b][/quote]
For that, I scribble across my palm. But there is a word.

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word?
is it
"hi"?

[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 04:30 AM
word?
is it
"hi"?
nope, that means yes in japanese

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Originally posted by gilgy+Jun 13 2004, 07:32 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gilgy @ Jun 13 2004, 07:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 04:30 AM
word?
is it
"hi"?
nope, that means yes in japanese[/b][/quote]
hello in English, LIFE in Hebrew,
all good meanings
;-)))

[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Jun 13 2004, 04:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Jun 13 2004, 04:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -gilgy@Jun 13 2004, 07:32 AM
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word?
is it
"hi"?
nope, that means yes in japanese
hello in English, LIFE in Hebrew,
all good meanings
;-)))[/b][/quote]
Shalom Serge, but that is not it. It is actually an every day word and very obvious.

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is that NO?

"shhh"?

I give up
;-)

[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 05:00 AM
is that NO?

"shhh"?

I give up
;-)
Well we thought about visa, hotel, ok, toilet, yes, no, phone, fuck, and a ton of others and we all agreed the only word you can say anywhere and be understood and actually get what you want right away is......Taxi

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Originally posted by gilgy+Jun 13 2004, 08:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gilgy @ Jun 13 2004, 08:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Serge_Oprano@Jun 13 2004, 05:00 AM
is that NO?

"shhh"?

I give up
;-)
Well we thought about visa, hotel, ok, toilet, yes, no, phone, fuck, and a ton of others and we all agreed the only word you can say anywhere and be understood and actually get what you want right away is......Taxi[/b][/quote]
hahahahhaha, yeap, good one,
even though I find it absolutelly useless in the virgin forests of Amazon River
;-))))

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bullshit

[gilgy]

Originally posted by brand0n@Jun 13 2004, 05:41 AM
bullshit
No brandon, the Chinese would have no idea what bullshit means.

[gilgy]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano+Jun 13 2004, 05:35 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Serge_Oprano @ Jun 13 2004, 05:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Originally posted by -gilgy@Jun 13 2004, 08:12 AM
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is that NO?

"shhh"?

I give up
;-)
Well we thought about visa, hotel, ok, toilet, yes, no, phone, fuck, and a ton of others and we all agreed the only word you can say anywhere and be understood and actually get what you want right away is......Taxi
hahahahhaha, yeap, good one,
even though I find it absolutelly useless in the virgin forests of Amazon River
;-))))[/b][/quote]
probably not on the top of everest either :D

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The globally recognized word you are looking for is: TAXI!

EDIT: ACK, Gilgy beat me to it. hehe, didn't see that. :)



Last edited by venturi at Jun 13 2004, 03:33 PM

[gilgy]

Originally posted by venturi@Jun 13 2004, 03:32 PM
The globally recognized word you are looking for is: TAXI!

EDIT: ACK, Gilgy beat me to it. hehe, didn't see that. :)
right on a fellow traveller.

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