Cow and Boy Classics by Mark Leiknes for October 27, 2015
October 26, 2015
October 28, 2015
Transcript:
"It's weird how a gesture can be perfectly innocent in one culture and be incredibly offensive to another culture." "I mean, take 'thumbs up' for instance..." Clongg!! "I'm just going to say, you got off lightly." "Where'd you get a toaster?"
J Short about 9 years ago
One thumb was bad enough; but two…
MeGoNow Premium Member about 9 years ago
Any exposed thumb would be bad news for a downed gladiator, since it would be interpreted as the “turned thumb” meaning he should die. The sign to let him live was thumb concealed in the fist, probably meaning a sheathed sword. Much easier to get a feeling of the crowd’s desire than trying to tell if a majority had thumb up or down. .Unlikely as it seems, perhaps Cow has some Middle Eastern influence in her life. So Billy’s gesture not only means, “I’m going to put this thumb someplace uncomfortable,” but “I’ve got two of them, so where else do you want one?”