Comments on: Thumbs Up is not always a Good Thing http://themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:09:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: haole http://themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140994 haole Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:54:01 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140994 Flippin the bird comes from archers. When archers were captured in battle their middle fingers (archer fingers) were removed so they could no longer hitch an arrow to a bow. If the battle was won, the archers would flip the bird, showing that they still had their fingers. Flippin the bird comes from archers. When archers were captured in battle their middle fingers (archer fingers) were removed so they could no longer hitch an arrow to a bow.
If the battle was won, the archers would flip the bird, showing that they still had their fingers.

]]> By: bigsampson http://themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140988 bigsampson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:29:17 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140988 who the f cares about rain...korea is ingulfed in its own pop culture...remember when turbo was popular...no..well thats because it changes every month.....they are not as bad as the japanese with pop culture but one can assure the masses that no on gives a crap...just like koreans shouldnt care about brittany and any other tabloid screw up ...they all suck in general. who the f cares about rain…korea is ingulfed in its own pop culture…remember when turbo was popular…no..well thats because it changes every month…..they are not as bad as the japanese with pop culture but one can assure the masses that no on gives a crap…just like koreans shouldnt care about brittany and any other tabloid screw up …they all suck in general.

]]> By: shadopup http://themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140975 shadopup Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:33:42 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140975 My issue isn't with not being aware of everything going on in the entire world. It's with the attitude of certain individuals who will dismiss something they've never heard of and simply state that it is unpopular and/or not worthwhile. It's the smugness and snobbery associated with this belief that bugs me as if popularity or worthiness is based solely on acknowledgment by North Americans or Hollywood. -- Anyway, fun post, I thought I heard of similar connotations associated with the Okay hand gesture...let's see what wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture#Thumbs_up.2C_thumbs_down My issue isn’t with not being aware of everything going on in the entire world. It’s with the attitude of certain individuals who will dismiss something they’ve never heard of and simply state that it is unpopular and/or not worthwhile.

It’s the smugness and snobbery associated with this belief that bugs me as if popularity or worthiness is based solely on acknowledgment by North Americans or Hollywood.
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Anyway, fun post, I thought I heard of similar connotations associated with the Okay hand gesture…let’s see what wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture#Thumbs_up.2C_thumbs_down

]]> By: Latin Friend http://themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140973 Latin Friend Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:29:51 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/06/thumbs-up-is-not-always-a-good-thing#comment-140973 South America??? What the hell??? No one told me that!!! South America???
What the hell???
No one told me that!!!

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