hey mister down-voter
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The romans pointed their thumbs down to drop weapons, and to their chest to say 'kill that guy'.
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Christian Graus wrote:
The romans pointed their thumbs down to drop weapons, and to their chest to say 'kill that guy'.
Eh? :wtf: You were actually right (linky)[^]. I always thought it was the other way around. But I read somewhere the thumbs up is meant to represent cutting the throat or something.
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at least give some reason for the one-vote. even if it's because you don't like me. :((
I gave you a 2, because no-one ever gives anyone a 2.
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I gave you a 2, because no-one ever gives anyone a 2.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Mark Wallace wrote:
no-one ever gives anyone a 2
Sorry, just had to!
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here you go [^] :thumbsdown: (which means "save the bastard") ;) :thumbsup: (which means "kill the loser") :((
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Steve Mayfield wrote:
here you go [^]
Ah, Michael Macrone. What else was it he wrote? The Observer's book of poetry? Greek philosophy for dummies? As always, his case is stated with absolute certainty, with nothing to back it up. It is believed that the thumbs down probably meant the opposite of what we now think, but there is no definite evidence of it. It makes sense to me, though, so I'll continue to believe it without evidence.
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at least give some reason for the one-vote. even if it's because you don't like me. :((
I gave you
1because I'm fashinated by such number: it has the wonderful property of leaving other numbers untouched when multiplied by! :-DIf the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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I gave you
1because I'm fashinated by such number: it has the wonderful property of leaving other numbers untouched when multiplied by! :-DIf the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]Please don't say that you gave somebody one... it's too much innuendo.
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at least give some reason for the one-vote. even if it's because you don't like me. :((
He's mister down-voter he's mister shun he's mister score-buster he'll take your tally to one They call him vote miser whatever he'll touch turns to crap in his clutch he's too much... [ba-da-ba-dum, too much...] For those of you who've seen "Year without a Santa Claus".
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here you go [^] :thumbsdown: (which means "save the bastard") ;) :thumbsup: (which means "kill the loser") :((
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I'm suspicious of this argument as presented in that link because: 1) The only evidence presented is that from a satire - perhaps "Kill whomever the mob gives the 'thumbs up'" was an irony - doing the exact opposite of the crowds wishes? 2) Thumbs down meaning "drop your weapons" doesn't seem quite right given two gladiators, one badly wounded lying on the ground, the other standing above him brandishing a gladius. A :thumbsdown: would, I think, give a clear indication to plunge the sword in, not put it down. Also, given that many gladiators came from the empire and wouldn't have spoken Latin, the signal would have to be clear and unambiguous that weapons were to be put down and not immediately plunged into the victim. 3)The idea that the thumb was bent back, rather than up, doesn't make sense because the thumb would be obscured from view - also, jerking the thumb towards oneself generally means the jerker (or jerk :) ) is referring to himself. 4) This whole confusion was instigated by some French artist who got it wrong? Hmmm. So did the artist misinterpret this himself or was he painting received wisdom? 5) I suspect thumbs up and thumbs down are far more ancient than Rome as signs for good and bad. I also suspect they were in use long after the fall of Rome and long before Gérôme's "mistake".
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Mark Wallace wrote:
no-one ever gives anyone a 2
Sorry, just had to!
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I've become one of the elite few who have received a 2! :cool: I'd like to thank my agent, my manager...
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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at least give some reason for the one-vote. even if it's because you don't like me. :((
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I gave you
1because I'm fashinated by such number: it has the wonderful property of leaving other numbers untouched when multiplied by! :-DIf the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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I gave you 1 because I'm fashinated by such number
You shouldn't drink and vote! I hope that you at least have your safety belt on. :)
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CPallini wrote:
I gave you 1 because I'm fashinated by such number
You shouldn't drink and vote! I hope that you at least have your safety belt on. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
You shouldn't drink and vote!
Well, you shouldn't drink and use the 'icy cucumber'... :laugh:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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