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FINGER OF HONOR

The origin of the finger, otherwise known as body language today " fuck" goes back to a few thousand years. The digitus impudicus , although by far relate to the novel, is already in the literature of ancient Rome.

During the famous 100 year war between England and France, the indomitable Gauls cut the index and middle fingers of Archers British prisoners, disability preventing them from firing. Before a battle, the English archers taunted their opponents by holding the index and middle fingers as if to encourage them to come and cut them off. The gesture they remained today.

Collages Ludo (Nature's Revenge) and Lyl (ST Sticks) - Pix CXL Thias

The middle toe raised as a possible analogy with the phallus could also explain osbcène character. What I call the "digiphallus" is symbolic of both the insult, provocation, hostility or rebellion against the established order. More generally, between us, it is used more to signify a break in conversation, in a replica set where the loser facing the verbal attack of the speaker has no alternative but to raise the finger " Tote 'rather than voice, which means everything and nothing at once ...

Graffs Agency 11 and Koca (95C) - Paris-Pix CXL Emoi

This gesture also appears extensively in the street art ... right now the Canal St-Martin of the gigantic Grendizer Pimax teasing us in his "Fist-Fulgoro ephemeral" (referring to item Ephemeral) , passage of a large collage of Récollets Nature's Revenge (Ludo) seems to convey an environmental message that does not lack spice, while a sort of neon punk painted Forge (street Ramponeau) approached the entrance to the visitor a few months ago ...

Stencil by Goldorak Pimax and plot Provok - Pix CXL Tat

Ultimately, each finger has a phatic use, popular or social: the expression "blacklisting" is the equivalent of a directive function, the atrial whose name is derived from the word ear seems more practical to scratch the eardrum, the annular support of marital status is a kind of slippery slope (°: °), and the thumb signifies the positive attitude or "stop". I do not go on, and more here on the many ways that we can make our Phall -angels, but it makes me want to eat Fingers, me, not you?

wink @ @ Tat and TWO ;)... and PGC crew!