Thumbs up/Down...
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Re: Thumbs up/Down...
Really? Why dont you stick a thumb Down your mouth, and one up your ass.because thats all your doing is talking out of your ass you homo. get a life.
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Re: Thumbs up/Down...
If you had two licks of common sense then you could understand if they wanted to race you or just saying nice car... I mean if they pull up in a damn mini van then probably they arent going to want to race you. Its called judgement.
PS i really wouldnt start shit with them you will not win.Well maybe rshmit, he is a D-bag.
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Let us turn to wikipedia shall we?
Originally Posted by wikipedia
Opposable thumbs
Carleton S. Coon, having observed Barbary apes in Gibraltar using the gesture, hypothesised in the anthropological classic The Story of Man [sic] that it is a mutual celebration of having opposable thumbs.[citation needed] Critics have suggested, however, that the apes may be simply repeating after humans.[citation needed]
[edit] Ancient Rome
Pollice Verso (1872) by Jean-Léon Gérôme is one of the sources of the \\\"thumbs down\\\" gesture in popular culture.
Pollice Verso (1872) by Jean-Léon Gérôme is one of the sources of the \\\"thumbs down\\\" gesture in popular culture.
Main article: Pollice verso
The Latin phrase pollice verso is used in the context of gladiatorial combat for a hand gesture used by Ancient Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. However, the type of gesture described by the phrase pollice verso and its meaning is unclear in the historical and literary record.[1]
In modern popular culture, it is assumed that \\\"thumbs down\\\" was the signal that a defeated gladiator should be condemned to death; \\\"thumbs up\\\", that he should be spared, a view popularized by a widely reproduced painting by the 19th century artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, whose Pollice Verso (usually known in English as \\\"Thumbs Down\\\") depicts a triumphant gladiator looking up into the stands for the verdict of the crowd.
[edit] Medieval
Desmond Morris in Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution traces the practice back to a medieval custom used to seal business transactions. Over time, the mere sight of an upraised thumb came to symbolize harmony and kind feelings.
[edit] World War II
During World War II, pilots on U.S. aircraft carriers adopted the thumbs up to alert the deck crew that they were ready to go and that the wheel blocks could be removed.
The gesture\\\'s popularization in America is generally attributed to the practices of World War II pilots, who used the thumbs up to communicate with ground crews prior to take-off. This may have originated with the China-based Flying Tigers, who were among the first American flyers involved in WWII. The appreciative Chinese would say ”挺好“ (\\\"ting hao\\\"), meaning \\\"very good,\\\" and gesture with a thumbs up, which in Chinese means \\\"you\\\'re number one.\\\" High officials in Chinese government see it as a sign of respect. Any person from China will recognize this numerical gesture, and it can be seen in movies and photos of the era, though this has not been verified in print by AVG pilots. American GIs are reputed to have picked up on the thumb and spread it throughout Europe as they marched toward Berlin.\\\"[2] Combat pilots in the US and around the world still use this gesture.
According to Luís da Câmara Cascudo [3], Brazilians have adopted the \\\"thumbs up\\\" from watching American pilots based in northern Brazil during World War II.
[edit] The gesture internationally
\\\"Thumbs up\\\" traditionally translates as the foulest of gesticular insults in some Middle Eastern countries — the most straightforward interpretation is \\\'Up yours, pal!\\\' The sign has a similarly pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, South America, Iran, Iraq, Greece, and Sardinia, according to Roger E. Axtell\\\'s book Gestures: The Do\\\'s and Taboos of Body Language Around the World.\\\"[4]
In Iran and Iraq, it is traditionally an obscene gesture, equivalent to the use of the middle finger in the Western world.
In Italy, in the right context, it can simply indicate the number one. Generally it is perceived as \\\"OK\\\".
In Russia the meaning of this expression is \\\"awesome\\\", or \\\"good\\\", \\\"well done\\\".
In the UK, specifically north-west England, a single handed thumbs up sign can be used as a farewell or greetings gesture between young males. In situations where acquaintances may see each other briefly and unexpectedly, but are unable to communicate otherwise (e.g. whilst driving past one another, or through a glass window) the thumbs up signifies a gesture of recognition. It is also often used as a replacement for a more traditional \\\"wave\\\" goodbye when parting from one another. A less common variation is the use of a brief two handed thumbs up gesture made close to the body.
In India, although the gesture is well accepted, similar gestures have negative connotations:
* While doing a thumbs up, if the hand is wagged from side to side in a reverse-pendulum like movement, it means \\\"won\\\'t work\\\" or \\\"disagree\\\".
* Another rude gesture among kids (now less popular), is to show the thumb to a person and say \\\"thengaa,\\\" sometimes followed making a face, drawing the tongue out and touching the chin with it.[citation needed] It indicates cocking a snook at someone.[citation needed]
* Showing your thumb to someone and calling him/her \\\"anghutaachaap\\\"(finger-print) implies that you are insulting him/her as an illiterate person.[citation needed]
* Still, the acceptability of the \\\"thumbs up\\\" gesture is seen in the popular soda Thums Up.
In Egypt, it means perfect or very good. It\\\'s widely common between people.
Arthur Fonzarelli, also known as \\\"Fonzie\\\" or \\\"The Fonz,\\\" from the TV show Happy Days, often coupled his trademark phrase \\\"Aaay!!\\\" with two thumbs up (standing with both elbows on hips and with hands at a 45 degree angle).
Fictional Kazakh journalist, Borat Sagdiyev portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen, is also known for giving the thumbs up in certain pictures.
[edit] The gesture in specific contexts
More recently, these gestures are associated with movie reviews, having been popularized by critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert on their televised review show Siskel & Ebert — the thumb up meaning a positive opinion of a film; the thumb down meaning a negative one. The trademarked phrase \\\"two thumbs up\\\", originally meaning a positive review from both reviewers, has come to be used as an indication of very high quality or unanimity of praise.
Hitchhikers traditionally use a thumbs up gesture to solicit rides from oncoming vehicles, although in this presentation the arm is generally outstretched with the palm and closed fingers facing the motorist. The gesture is also usually performed with the hand nearest the motorist.
Supporters of Texas A&M University athletic teams use the thumbs-up sign, associated with the yell, \\\"Gig \\\'em, Aggies.\\\"
In scuba diving, the thumbs-up gesture is a specific diving signal given underwater, in which the diver indicates they’re about to stop their dive and ascend. This occasionally causes confusion in new divers, who might automatically gesture thumbs-up when trying to indicate approval — actually indicating a desire to stop diving and to ascend.
In basketball, when a held ball occurs, an official will jerk both thumbs in the air, signalling that a jump ball is in order.
In theme park attraction safety, the \\\"thumbs up\\\" motion means that the ride vehicle is clear for dispatch.
Carleton S. Coon, having observed Barbary apes in Gibraltar using the gesture, hypothesised in the anthropological classic The Story of Man [sic] that it is a mutual celebration of having opposable thumbs.[citation needed] Critics have suggested, however, that the apes may be simply repeating after humans.[citation needed]
[edit] Ancient Rome
Pollice Verso (1872) by Jean-Léon Gérôme is one of the sources of the \\\"thumbs down\\\" gesture in popular culture.
Pollice Verso (1872) by Jean-Léon Gérôme is one of the sources of the \\\"thumbs down\\\" gesture in popular culture.
Main article: Pollice verso
The Latin phrase pollice verso is used in the context of gladiatorial combat for a hand gesture used by Ancient Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. However, the type of gesture described by the phrase pollice verso and its meaning is unclear in the historical and literary record.[1]
In modern popular culture, it is assumed that \\\"thumbs down\\\" was the signal that a defeated gladiator should be condemned to death; \\\"thumbs up\\\", that he should be spared, a view popularized by a widely reproduced painting by the 19th century artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, whose Pollice Verso (usually known in English as \\\"Thumbs Down\\\") depicts a triumphant gladiator looking up into the stands for the verdict of the crowd.
[edit] Medieval
Desmond Morris in Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution traces the practice back to a medieval custom used to seal business transactions. Over time, the mere sight of an upraised thumb came to symbolize harmony and kind feelings.
[edit] World War II
During World War II, pilots on U.S. aircraft carriers adopted the thumbs up to alert the deck crew that they were ready to go and that the wheel blocks could be removed.
The gesture\\\'s popularization in America is generally attributed to the practices of World War II pilots, who used the thumbs up to communicate with ground crews prior to take-off. This may have originated with the China-based Flying Tigers, who were among the first American flyers involved in WWII. The appreciative Chinese would say ”挺好“ (\\\"ting hao\\\"), meaning \\\"very good,\\\" and gesture with a thumbs up, which in Chinese means \\\"you\\\'re number one.\\\" High officials in Chinese government see it as a sign of respect. Any person from China will recognize this numerical gesture, and it can be seen in movies and photos of the era, though this has not been verified in print by AVG pilots. American GIs are reputed to have picked up on the thumb and spread it throughout Europe as they marched toward Berlin.\\\"[2] Combat pilots in the US and around the world still use this gesture.
According to Luís da Câmara Cascudo [3], Brazilians have adopted the \\\"thumbs up\\\" from watching American pilots based in northern Brazil during World War II.
[edit] The gesture internationally
\\\"Thumbs up\\\" traditionally translates as the foulest of gesticular insults in some Middle Eastern countries — the most straightforward interpretation is \\\'Up yours, pal!\\\' The sign has a similarly pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, South America, Iran, Iraq, Greece, and Sardinia, according to Roger E. Axtell\\\'s book Gestures: The Do\\\'s and Taboos of Body Language Around the World.\\\"[4]
In Iran and Iraq, it is traditionally an obscene gesture, equivalent to the use of the middle finger in the Western world.
In Italy, in the right context, it can simply indicate the number one. Generally it is perceived as \\\"OK\\\".
In Russia the meaning of this expression is \\\"awesome\\\", or \\\"good\\\", \\\"well done\\\".
In the UK, specifically north-west England, a single handed thumbs up sign can be used as a farewell or greetings gesture between young males. In situations where acquaintances may see each other briefly and unexpectedly, but are unable to communicate otherwise (e.g. whilst driving past one another, or through a glass window) the thumbs up signifies a gesture of recognition. It is also often used as a replacement for a more traditional \\\"wave\\\" goodbye when parting from one another. A less common variation is the use of a brief two handed thumbs up gesture made close to the body.
In India, although the gesture is well accepted, similar gestures have negative connotations:
* While doing a thumbs up, if the hand is wagged from side to side in a reverse-pendulum like movement, it means \\\"won\\\'t work\\\" or \\\"disagree\\\".
* Another rude gesture among kids (now less popular), is to show the thumb to a person and say \\\"thengaa,\\\" sometimes followed making a face, drawing the tongue out and touching the chin with it.[citation needed] It indicates cocking a snook at someone.[citation needed]
* Showing your thumb to someone and calling him/her \\\"anghutaachaap\\\"(finger-print) implies that you are insulting him/her as an illiterate person.[citation needed]
* Still, the acceptability of the \\\"thumbs up\\\" gesture is seen in the popular soda Thums Up.
In Egypt, it means perfect or very good. It\\\'s widely common between people.
Arthur Fonzarelli, also known as \\\"Fonzie\\\" or \\\"The Fonz,\\\" from the TV show Happy Days, often coupled his trademark phrase \\\"Aaay!!\\\" with two thumbs up (standing with both elbows on hips and with hands at a 45 degree angle).
Fictional Kazakh journalist, Borat Sagdiyev portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen, is also known for giving the thumbs up in certain pictures.
[edit] The gesture in specific contexts
More recently, these gestures are associated with movie reviews, having been popularized by critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert on their televised review show Siskel & Ebert — the thumb up meaning a positive opinion of a film; the thumb down meaning a negative one. The trademarked phrase \\\"two thumbs up\\\", originally meaning a positive review from both reviewers, has come to be used as an indication of very high quality or unanimity of praise.
Hitchhikers traditionally use a thumbs up gesture to solicit rides from oncoming vehicles, although in this presentation the arm is generally outstretched with the palm and closed fingers facing the motorist. The gesture is also usually performed with the hand nearest the motorist.
Supporters of Texas A&M University athletic teams use the thumbs-up sign, associated with the yell, \\\"Gig \\\'em, Aggies.\\\"
In scuba diving, the thumbs-up gesture is a specific diving signal given underwater, in which the diver indicates they’re about to stop their dive and ascend. This occasionally causes confusion in new divers, who might automatically gesture thumbs-up when trying to indicate approval — actually indicating a desire to stop diving and to ascend.
In basketball, when a held ball occurs, an official will jerk both thumbs in the air, signalling that a jump ball is in order.
In theme park attraction safety, the \\\"thumbs up\\\" motion means that the ride vehicle is clear for dispatch.
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Re: Thumbs up/Down...
Thumbs up means they like your shit.
Thumbs down means they don't.
If they have their hazards on you should proably steer clear of them because they're either a moron or they're really using their hazards for a legitimate reason.
Thumbs down means they don't.
If they have their hazards on you should proably steer clear of them because they're either a moron or they're really using their hazards for a legitimate reason.
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Its not the fact that i dont know what it means. I was just told different meaning when i said to a couple friends that a guy gave you a thumbs down, you see? some said that they didnt want to race is what it meant. some said it meant that they didnt like your car. so i asked a simple question.