Flipping the Bird: Difference between revisions

 

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* In an ad for Wild Turkey Kentucky Bourbon, a group of guys are contemplating whether the woman at the end of the bar likes one of them, when suddenly she flips them off. Apparently not, right? Turns out, in this bar, the finger means "order that person a Wild Turkey on the rocks." As reflected in the tagline, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"Give 'em the bird."]]

* In ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]: Ghosts Of Onyx'' Kelly flips off a Sentinel drone to distract it while her team sets up an attack.

* The V-sign is obliquely referred to in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', where it is always referred to as an "obscene hand gesture" so as not to give the children any ideas.

* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Arya lists a number of things she's learned in Braavos, including obscene gestures such as "the fig."

* In ''[[Stephanie Plum|Plum Spooky]]'', Stephanie comments "getting and giving the finger is a way of life in Jersey". She does, however, find it a bit odd to be getting this gesture from a pet monkey she's babysitting.

* In ''The Boy Who Lost His Face'' by Louis Sachar, David, in the middle of helping a group of friends pull a prank on an elderly woman reputed to be a witch, flips her the bird. This results in the woman pronouncing a "curse" on David.

* In [[Ken Kesey]]'s ''Sometimes a Great Notion'', the protagonist displays his late father's amputated arm from a pole atop his house, with all the fingers save the middle one tied down, as a gesture of defiance against the union loggers with whom he's feuding.

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* In [[Stargate SG-1]] Jack O'Neill told someone that his name was "spelled with two Ls!" while holding up three fingers.

* The "body parts" episode of ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'' had a ''lot'' of jokes about "giving the finger". Fortunately, that is something they [[Ironic Echo| really ''couldn't'' do on television.]]

 

== [[Music]] ==

** And it gets [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2000-08-02 implied later!]

* [http://www.gocomics.com/basicinstructions/2009/11/26/ This] ''[[Basic Instructions]]'' strip.

* Implied in ''[[Freefall]]'' to be [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff500/fv00475.htm what everyone does] when they "interact" with Sam. That, and [[Genre Savvy|hiding their wallets]].

* Emily is quick to flip off Ash when they first meet in ''[[Misfile]]''.

* [[The Bugle]] has a regular feature where listeners' Great Bird-Flipping Stories are read out.

* [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]

* In ''Planet Dolan'''s, Dolan Stories: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4EEBL8rnVM OUR PETS ARE WEIRD], Hellbent gives this to a dog after he saw her jumping on his bed to pee.

** In ''Super Planet Dolan'' Dolan Life Mysteries: [https://youtu.be/ChsgAaTO-gU Does Space Have A "Colour"?], Hellbent once again was about to do this before Pringle [[Scenery Censor| blocks him]].

** Although it means the number 2 in American Sign Language, in many other English speaking countries like England, the “V” sign that has the palm facing the user is the equivalent of Flipping the Bird.

* On WABC-TV in New York, anchor [[Deadpan Snarker|Roger Grimsby]] introduced a live broadcast from reporter Mara Wolinsky. Mara had been getting trouble from the cameraman and flipped him off just as the live broadcast started. The camera quickly cut back to Grimsby, who said, "Apparently, Mara knows who's number one in New York."

* The most epic bird-flippery so far happened when [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031180854/http://www.metro.co.uk/news/802617-starlings-give-twitchers-the-bird a flock of birds flipped the bird]... 'en masse' [[Synchronized Swarming|as a flock]].

* Actress Pauley Perrette, best known for her role as Abby Sciuto on ''[[NCIS]]'', subverts this by having a [["Have a Nice Day" Smile]] tattoo [https://web.archive.org/web/20110102204432/http://peekabootattoos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Pauley-Perrette-Tattoos-2.jpg on the middle finger of her right hand].

* During the final week of testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial, a 28-year-old spectator [[What an Idiot!|decided to ignore the strict court orders against overt gestures or expressions]], and flipped off prosecutor Jeff Ashton. Judge Belvin Perry found him in contempt and sentenced him to six days in county jail and a total fine of just over six hundred dollars.

* One Utah homeowner was run through hell by his neighbors for building 18" above the maximum roof height. In response, he put some "abstract art" of "cacti" on the side of his house, in their direction. [http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/ventcover.asp You be the judge.]

* Comedian Jackie Mason nearly saw his career destroyed after being accused of having done this during a 1964 appearance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''. [[Ed Sullivan|Sullivan]] banned him from appearing on the show again for nearly two years, and only relented after Mason (who vociferously denied having made the gesture, or even being aware of its meaning) initiated a libel suit.

* [https://youtu.be/e_6UgdS-NEs In this video], Jimmy Kimmel states [[Chris Benoit]] would make a better parent, considering that Benoit had killed his family. A group of women can be seen giving the middle finger... and who can blame them.

* [[Blatant Lies|This never happens]] in [[Canadian Politics]]. The [http://www.parli.ca/salmon-arm-salute/ "Salmon Arm Salute"], however...

 

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