Comments on: Goodbye to the G-8 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:32:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Julian http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259572 Julian Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:53:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259572 If you are so gormless as to get married four times, like Schroeder, you must expect people to laugh. Sorry to state the obvious. Didn't he dump one of his Fraus because she was a vegetarian and wouldn't cook him sausages? If you are so gormless as to get married four times, like Schroeder, you must expect people to laugh.

Sorry to state the obvious.

Didn’t he dump one of his Fraus because she was a vegetarian and wouldn’t cook him sausages?

]]> By: Alex http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259429 Alex Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:04:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259429 I had successfully either repressed or forgotten that Berlusconi was going to chair the G-8. Thanks for reminding me. I had successfully either repressed or forgotten that Berlusconi was going to chair the G-8. Thanks for reminding me.

]]> By: Walt http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259375 Walt Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:46:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259375 What the picture can't show is that Berlusconi was shouting "Motörhead!" while he made the gesture. What the picture can’t show is that Berlusconi was shouting “Motörhead!” while he made the gesture.

]]> By: richard http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259368 richard Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:16:58 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259368 Hah! That'll teach me to go mouthing off without seeing the picture in question. I was referring to quite a different gesture. I haven't seen that one called "horns of the cuckold." Hah! That’ll teach me to go mouthing off without seeing the picture in question. I was referring to quite a different gesture. I haven’t seen that one called “horns of the cuckold.”

]]> By: Phil http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259363 Phil Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:39:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259363 <a href="http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/berlusconi5.jpg" rel="nofollow">Horns of the Cuckold</a> Horns of the Cuckold

]]> By: richard http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259360 richard Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:54:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259360 Brock, did you go to elementary school in Spain? In England the same sign, not placed behind someone's head, can mean either "V for victory" or be a terrible insult (orig. "we will kill you") depending on whether you show the medial or lateral surface of the hand. Such signs are highly variable in local meaning. In Spain it's cuckold's horns - as far as I can tell, also in Italy. Brock, did you go to elementary school in Spain? In England the same sign, not placed behind someone’s head, can mean either “V for victory” or be a terrible insult (orig. “we will kill you”) depending on whether you show the medial or lateral surface of the hand. Such signs are highly variable in local meaning. In Spain it’s cuckold’s horns – as far as I can tell, also in Italy.

]]> By: Phil http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259356 Phil Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:12:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259356 It's basically the rock sign and a common insult to referees in Italy. It’s basically the rock sign and a common insult to referees in Italy.

]]> By: Brock http://crookedtimber.org/2008/11/24/goodbye-to-the-g-8/comment-page-1/#comment-259353 Brock Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:57:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8616#comment-259353 "Cuckold's horns"? Is that the sign we used to call "rabbit ears" in elementary school? “Cuckold’s horns”? Is that the sign we used to call “rabbit ears” in elementary school?

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