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Captain Bunny · 02-08-2002, 05:34 AM

Yes, like in the olden days, when archers were captured after a battle they would simply have their two bow fingers cut off thus making them useless.
Its also one of the uses of putting up two fingers in a V, which is now considered rude...
They did that after battle to show they still had their two finger to shoot arrows with.

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Captain Bunny is Offline Senior Member Posts: 2,106 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Fife, Scotland	02-08-2002, 05:34 AM Yes, like in the olden days, when archers were captured after a battle they would simply have their two bow fingers cut off thus making them useless. Its also one of the uses of putting up two fingers in a V, which is now considered rude... They did that after battle to show they still had their two finger to shoot arrows with. ------------------ I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin. But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.