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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/03/middlefinger.pdf" target=_blank>http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/03/middlefinger.pdf</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>indicates that shooting the bird (extending the middle finger) is not known (to the author, at least) in the United States before 1886 (see p 13 of the PDF file; p. 1415 of the original publication).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone on the list antedate that?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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