Col Yang is home

[Cub Driver]

China's first taikonaut is safely home.

He flashed the "V" signal, with the palm out. What would that signify
to a Chinese audience? Presumably not V-for-Victory, since Churchill
flashed with the knuckles out. "Peace", like in the 1970s (more often
called the 1960s)?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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[tscottme]

Cub Driver > wrote in message
...
>
> China's first taikonaut is safely home.
>
> He flashed the "V" signal, with the palm out. What would that signify
> to a Chinese audience? Presumably not V-for-Victory, since Churchill
> flashed with the knuckles out. "Peace", like in the 1970s (more often
> called the 1960s)?
>

He was probably assured that if he survived the trip he would get
permission to father 2 children, rather than one like the peasants.
Maybe his gesture was the Red Chinese equivalent to the US tradition of
yelling "I'm going to Disneyland" after some momentous victory.

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Scott
--------
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reporters pulled out. Back when we got the news directly from Iraq,
there was victory and optimism. Now that the news is filtered through
the mainstream media here in America, all we hear is death and
destruction and quagmire..." Ann Coulter
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2003/091703.htm

[Bill Silvey]

"tscottme" > wrote in message

> Cub Driver > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> China's first taikonaut is safely home.
>>
>> He flashed the "V" signal, with the palm out. What would that signify
>> to a Chinese audience? Presumably not V-for-Victory, since Churchill
>> flashed with the knuckles out. "Peace", like in the 1970s (more often
>> called the 1960s)?
>>
>
> He was probably assured that if he survived the trip he would get
> permission to father 2 children, rather than one like the peasants.
> Maybe his gesture was the Red Chinese equivalent to the US tradition
> of yelling "I'm going to Disneyland" after some momentous victory.

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[morten lund]

If you flash the V -sign knuckles out, it amounts to raising the middle
digit (in the rude manner), at least if you're british (or the dumb Dane I
am :-) )

The V for Victory was definetly 'knuckles in' - just do a google on "V sign
+ Churchill"

/Morten

"Cub Driver" > wrote in message
...
>
> China's first taikonaut is safely home.
>
> He flashed the "V" signal, with the palm out. What would that signify
> to a Chinese audience? Presumably not V-for-Victory, since Churchill
> flashed with the knuckles out. "Peace", like in the 1970s (more often
> called the 1960s)?
>
> all the best -- Dan Ford
> email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9
>
> see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
> and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

[Nick Pedley]

"morten lund" > wrote in message
k...
> If you flash the V -sign knuckles out, it amounts to raising the middle
> digit (in the rude manner), at least if you're british (or the dumb Dane I
> am :-) )
>
> The V for Victory was definetly 'knuckles in' - just do a google on "V
sign
> + Churchill"
>
> /Morten
>
But there are pics of Churchill doing the insulting V-sign when he probably
meant the 'victory' sign.... :-0

Anyway, congrats to the Chinese on their little orbital trip!

Nick