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04-08-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Koir View Post
It's a peace sign. I believe the practice of making the gesture in pictures was started by a Japanese female Olympic figure skater who did it to promote the message of peace (the v sign is close to the shape of a dove's clawprint).
Yup, although in some countries the same gesture with the back of the hand facing out (like the girl on the left) is considered a rude gesture. What a crazy crazy world we live in.
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