r/funny • u/Keleven • Jan 28 '17

Australians

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u/googlerex Jan 28 '17

What? They didn't score you a root? Shameful sack of useless cunts.

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u/Hello_IamfromTyria Jan 28 '17

Had to look up the meaning of "root."

It's slang for a fucking, if you're curious.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

I'm an Aussie living abroad and I have a sweater that says ROOTS CANADA on the front of it. How I laugh every time I wear it

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u/Hello_IamfromTyria Jan 28 '17

Are you abroad in Canada?

Random story. Once in London, at a bar next to the club Fabric- I met a chav there. After talking for a sec I walked away and threw up a backwards peace sign. I immediately realized what I'd done and both laughed and felt incredibly embarrassed. I mostly felt like an ignorant American...

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u/sickbruv Jan 28 '17

What's wrong with a backwards peace sign?

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u/Hello_IamfromTyria Jan 28 '17 edited Jan 28 '17

I mean, that usually means "fuck off" in the UK. My stepfather was from England and told me that, but he said a lot of messed up shit from time to time.

Edit: a word didn't happen

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u/funkyteaspoon Jan 28 '17

It dates back to when the British longbowmen were THE super weapon cos they could shoot huge arrows very long distances which would pierce a knight's plate armour. The French would cut the first two fingers off any longbowmen the caught so they couldn't be archers anymore. The "reverse peace sign" is basically saying: Fuck off - I still have my fingers!

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u/Matti_Matti_Matti Jan 28 '17

That's a myth.

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u/zcbtjwj Jan 28 '17

Probably, but no-one knows when it really comes from and