Goose/The Finger

[Tom Kysilko]

At 11:10 AM 1/22/2002 EST, James A. Landau wrote:
>
>Then there is the phrase "three-finger salute" meaning to use the CTL-ALT-DEL
>keys to reboot a PC.  One strongly suspects this is derived from the middle
>finger salute.

I first encountered "three-finger(ed) salute" in the Boy Scouts, and
"two-finger(ed) salute" in Cub Scouts.  Goes back way before my time.


  Tom Kysilko        Practical Data Services
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