Where did it originate from? and why is it considered an inapporiate behavior socially?
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So from what I understand it’s daring back to english longbow archers that used their middle finger to pluck the strings of their “yew” bows. The enemy would capture them and sever their middle finger, so those with them intact would flip off those same enemies saying something along the lines of “I can still pluck yew”. Which became “fuck you”.
That sounds totally inaccurate now that I say it. But a teacher in like middle school showed me a video (before YouTube was really big) about this and treated it like a fact. I’m almost sure it’s wrong. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Or where this notion came from? Again, I’m very certain this is probably bullshit. It was from one of those “little known facts” shows that sprung up around when mythbusters was still big.
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