skymama 37 #1 January 25, 2005 My children are making me post this question on here. For some reason, they think you all will be the authority on this. So, settle our dispute...do you flip or flick someone a bird?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #2 January 25, 2005 You flip 'em the bird, but you flick 'em off!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #3 January 25, 2005 Well, I'd have to say "flip" the bird. Though I'm an expert on *doing* it, I'm not really an authority on how it's said "properly" "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #4 January 25, 2005 It's FLIP.Boogers and BASE sites are flicked.One New Year's resolution was to quit using hand jestures behind the wheel. It's been tough , but only flipped 2 off so far this year. Used to get about 20 a day in . Ha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #5 January 25, 2005 QuoteYou flip 'em the bird, but you flick 'em off! I agree with Vallerina but did a google search on flick the bird and found quite a few references. It surprised me. Of course I just refer to it like Mr. Bean did - "The Hawaiian Friendship Salute""Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #6 January 25, 2005 When I saw the subject, my response was flick, but I oftentimes flip while I'm flickin'. Then I realized you were talking about something completely different. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #7 January 25, 2005 some years ago i stumbled across this phrase in a tom waits song - and by that time i had no idea what it meant untill i asked an american friend. since then i know that it is "flip the bird" The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #8 January 25, 2005 Or you could also just call it communicating..... Such as: Goose: Communicating. Maverick: Communicating. Keeping up foriegn relations. You know, giving him the bird! Charlie: Yes, Goose, I know the bird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #9 January 25, 2005 Quote It's FLIP. Boogers and BASE sites are flicked. One New Year's resolution was to quit using hand jestures behind the wheel. It's been tough , but only flipped 2 off so far this year. Used to get about 20 a day in . Ha Shit! Now, I have to agree with this F****rI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #10 January 25, 2005 QuoteMy children are making me post this question on here. Shouldn't they be learning things like this in school, or from their peers ? Along with sexual practices and drug usage ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #11 January 25, 2005 I lived in Brooklyn for two years. Even the nuns there will tell you it's flip.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #12 January 25, 2005 I remeber being taught in school, by the nuns (ok, maybe not)... But it's Flip the bird Flick the boogers Easy enough to keep straight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #13 January 25, 2005 QuoteYou flip 'em the bird, but you flick 'em off! They told me maybe the slang has changed since I was young, so maybe that's a good explanation for it.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #14 January 25, 2005 QuoteThey told me maybe the slang has changed since I was young, so maybe that's a good explanation for it. fo shizzle..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #15 January 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteThey told me maybe the slang has changed since I was young, so maybe that's a good explanation for it. fo shizzle..... word...homeslice..."Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #16 January 25, 2005 QuoteOr you could also just call it communicating..... Such as: Goose: Communicating. Maverick: Communicating. Keeping up foriegn relations. You know, giving him the bird! Charlie: Yes, Goose, I know the bird. Thats exactly what I was thinking when I read the first post.! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #17 January 25, 2005 Quote They told me maybe the slang has changed since I was young, so maybe that's a good explanation for it. Yes, that is one of the irritating things about word usage. A lot of what is "correct" is just what is in widespread use. Word definitions are changed in dictionaries as they acquire new meanings through common usage, even though that would have be "incorrect" when first used. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
