Question from Yankeeland
- john t peterson
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Question from Yankeeland
Please indulge me for a question off topic. I've been wondering about this for years. When we Yanks wave our hand, we spread our fingers and wave the whole arm, sort of like a metronome. Watching the Royals, I note that they keep their arm pretty much stationary and just wag the pressed fingers left and right, sort of like a hand twister. Is this just a royal custom or do you all do this?
J Peterson
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Waving from America.
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Re: Question from Yankeeland
Seems they do it to avoid repetitive stress syndrome.
Personally I wave my whole arm, and with my fist closed. That way I don't drop the wooden club with the nails hammered through.
BP
Personally I wave my whole arm, and with my fist closed. That way I don't drop the wooden club with the nails hammered through.
BP
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Re: Question from Yankeeland
Remind me periodically never to cheese you off, BP.
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Re: Question from Yankeeland
Hi Yankee............You were not listening in history class or else you would know that this custom dates back
to the Holy Roman Empire............ ROGER
to the Holy Roman Empire............ ROGER
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