The middle finger originated as a phallic gesture The cheeky Greeks “probably relied on the use of the middle finger to represent an erect penis,” wrote Max Nelson, who teaches courses on ...

The “middle finger kid” meme, setting a new standard for middle finger memes, has its origins in a 2002 soccer match between Feyenoord, one of the top pro teams in the Netherlands, and ...

"It is not a crime to give someone the finger. Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian," Judge Dennis Galiatsatos wrote in ...

Morris has said that the middle finger we know today – the digit hoisted high in the air, other fingers bending to its will – represents a penis and testicles. “It is saying, this is a ...

World News The middle finger is the most controversial digit. Thank the ancient Greeks for that. (CNN) — If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks.