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To: eabinga

I THOUGHT THE MIDDLE ONE MEANT 'VICTORY.'

2,598 posted on 02/02/2005 7:01:58 PM PST by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: shield

You are correct, the hippies originally had to say "peace" with the V to indicate what they wanted to be victorious.


2,626 posted on 02/02/2005 7:03:00 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: shield

Thats what it means to me too.

Depends on your generation, I suppose


2,658 posted on 02/02/2005 7:04:03 PM PST by Dr.Zoidberg (Children classics updated for Islam, "If you're happy and you know it, go Kaboom!")
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To: shield
I THOUGHT THE MIDDLE ONE MEANT 'VICTORY.'

It did mean victory during WWII. Then the "peace movement" hijacked it in the 1960s. This spawned the three finger counter salute, meaning "FU, we like war."

2,820 posted on 02/02/2005 7:10:38 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Don't get eliminated!" - MXC)
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To: shield
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2,861 posted on 02/02/2005 7:12:15 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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