Gather round all ye who wish to hear the story of the middle finger and how it came to be.

A long time ago in a far away land called the british isles lived two nations(i think). One was called England, and the other, Scotland. Occaisionally these nations would get mad and fight each other. For a while though, the people of Scotland had an advantage. The Longbow. The longbow was an extraordinary weapon at the time. It provided much more damage to the enemy than a regular bow. The english knew this and therefore feared the longbowmen. During the course of battles they discovered that when the scottish longbowmen pulled the arrows back, they would use the middle finger. The british then decided to cut the middle finger off of any longbowmen they could during a certain battle. The scotsmen would come back with a simple war injury of a missing middle finger. So, at the next battle, the Scots Paraded all the Longbowmen Out in front on the top of a hill. All of the longbowmen then to show the British their middle fingers as a sign of power and dominance as well as anger and hatred. This is how our common expression of "flipping the bird" came to be.

I learned this today as interesting tidbit in social studies. I figured you all would like it. Especially those who are from scotland.
halo Reviewed by halo on . The Story of The Middle Finger... Gather round all ye who wish to hear the story of the middle finger and how it came to be. A long time ago in a far away land called the british isles lived two nations(i think). One was called England, and the other, Scotland. Occaisionally these nations would get mad and fight each other. For a while though, the people of Scotland had an advantage. The Longbow. The longbow was an extraordinary weapon at the time. It provided much more damage to the enemy than a regular bow. The english Rating: 5