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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Speaking of "thumbs up," my sisters and I have started an experiment of giving the "thumbs down" instead of the finger to the drivers of cars that piss us off. The reactions have been pretty hysterical, as most drivers are prepared for a hand gesture that implies that the driver is an asshole, and they are automatically prepared to be defensive. Then they get a hand gesture indicating disappointment and regret (it helps the gesture if you shake your head sadly) in the driver's previous behavior, and they start looking contrite and apologetic.
Everyone expects the finger. No one expects the thumbs down.
It's been fun. I've had to use it a lot.
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That's excellent. Yesterday, I was jostling with this dude getting out of the subway, and he seemed pretty pissed off that I wasn't letting him get ahead of me. Finally, when he couldn't take it any more, he angrily spat, "Where are YOU going?" to which I sweetly replied, "Ahead of you!"
The absence of profanity clearly threw him, because his only reply was, "Uh... Very funny."
Talk about your withering retorts!
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