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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: phrase origins #113115 10/09/03 08:19 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago The modern-day equivalent is the "V"sign. In Greater Britain, of course... With the palm outwards it means V for Victory. Until "the hippies" *reinterpreted it into a sign meaning 'peace'... ...and also became a gesture of solidarity which motorcycle riders use to this day (on the road). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted phrase origins wwh 10/04/03 12:01 PM Re: phrase origins sjmaxq 10/04/03 12:08 PM Re: phrase origins wwh 10/04/03 01:05 PM Re: phrase origins Bingley 10/06/03 02:02 AM Re: phrase origins AnnaStrophic 10/06/03 01:15 PM The part of the anatomy shared by men and women. TheFallibleFiend 10/06/03 02:42 PM Re: The part of the anatomy shared by men and women. AnnaStrophic 10/06/03 05:33 PM Re: The part of the anatomy shared by men and women. Faldage 10/06/03 05:38 PM Re: The part of the anatomy shared by men and women. birdfeed 10/09/03 10:25 PM Re: The part of the anatomy shared by men and women. Faldage 10/10/03 12:12 PM Re: phrase origins Bingley 10/07/03 01:43 AM Re: phrase origins musick 10/09/03 08:19 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 953 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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