This made me laugh

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To infinity and beyond.

 

That must have been difficult to swallow...

 

Naive yank from across the pond is curious about what this gesture means in the UK

 

A good curry and some bad beer and that will be out without to much grunting & groaning.

 

It is a fine historic English gesture attributed to the English archers at the battle of Agincourt in 1415 who the French had threatened to cut the bow fingers from, after the battle the fine Victorious English Archers showed the vanquished enemy their remaining digits and said F#ck off you French C###s
The meaning and gesture has stayed the same ever since

 

Aye "To Infinity and Behind

 

Did the French "faht in their general direction"?

 

Almost certainly

 

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I always thought that was the origin too but on an episode of QI Stephen Fry claimed it was just an urban myth.
Can’t remember for the life of me what the true origin was though so I’ll just agree with what you’ve said for now

 

Don’t believe everything Stephen Fry says, he’s a knob

 

How very dare you? He is a living legend!