Flicking the Vs

Does anyone still do it?

There’s something really satisfying about a good old fashioned flicking of the Vs but it seems to be in danger of being replaced with the more prevalent wanker sign or giving the middle finger, which I tend to associate as an import from the US, like the grey squirrel, killing off our V flicking red squirrel.

The V allegedly pre dates the Battle of Hastings in the days when an invading army would chop if the bow fingers of their enemies. The flicking of the Vs was a way of demonstrating that the bowmen still had their fingers, and thus retained the ability to rain arrows down on their foes.
 


A regular occurrence in our house. Me and our lass do it to each other all the time (matron!) especially as a comeback if either one of us feels like we’re losing the moral high ground in a discussion.

My mate Keith got arrested by the pigs in Roker Park and charged for ‘incitement to violence’ - flicking the Vs at the opposition fans!
 
Does anyone still do it?

There’s something really satisfying about a good old fashioned flicking of the Vs but it seems to be in danger of being replaced with the more prevalent wanker sign or giving the middle finger, which I tend to associate as an import from the US, like the grey squirrel, killing off our V flicking red squirrel.

The V allegedly pre dates the Battle of Hastings in the days when an invading army would chop if the bow fingers of their enemies. The flicking of the Vs was a way of demonstrating that the bowmen still had their fingers, and thus retained the ability to rain arrows down on their foes.
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The idiom 'Ket' is also in danger of dying out. The vikings used it to describe sweet meats. It's been part of our lexicon for over a thousand yesrs, but say to a bairn now "Do you fancy a bag of ket?" They'd probably think you were offering them hardcore drugs.
No, I don't go around offering kids bags of ket.
 
A regular occurrence in our house. Me and our lass do it to each other all the time (matron!) especially as a comeback if either one of us feels like we’re losing the moral high ground in a discussion.

My mate Keith got arrested by the pigs in Roker Park and charged for ‘incitement to violence’ - flicking the Vs at the opposition fans!
With you there tex lad.

A common occurrence from me when arguing with the wife, is the auld pretend to rake about in my trouser pocket for something, then pull out my hand tonflash her the V’s

Works every time and usually gets a bite from her :lol:
 
With you there tex lad.

A common occurrence from me when arguing with the wife, is the auld pretend to rake about in my trouser pocket for something, then pull out my hand tonflash her the V’s

Works every time and usually gets a bite from her :lol:
there...

It's a sad day when an American has to correct an Englishman on the proper spelling of that word.
 

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