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Old 05-Jul-2004, 21:26
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Can you please tell me what "three finger wave/salute" means? Which three fingers are used?
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Can you please tell me what "three finger wave/salute" means? Which three fingers are used?
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Dear teacher:
Can you please tell me what "three finger wave/solute" means? Which three fingers are used?
It is a computer term. :wink:

Three finger salute:

Slang used to describe the IBM PC compatible three key sequence Alt + Ctrl + Del developed by David Bradley. This term became popular after IBM PC compatible users had to continually press these keys each time their computers froze or had other issues.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tfs.htm
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Dear teacher:
Can you please tell me what "three finger wave/solute" means? Which three fingers are used?
It is a computer term. :wink:

Three finger salute:

Slang used to describe the IBM PC compatible three key sequence Alt + Ctrl + Del developed by David Bradley. This term became popular after IBM PC compatible users had to continually press these keys each time their computers froze or had other issues.

Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tfs.htm
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Thanks for your help Henry. But there's got to be another meaning. I got the phase from a novel:
She gave her neighbor a three-finger wave, then backed out onto the street and zipped past him before he could flag her down.
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Thanks for your help Henry. But there's got to be another meaning. I got the phase from a novel:
She gave her neighbor a three-finger wave, then backed out onto the street and zipped past him before he could flag her down.
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I'm not sure- we have a two-finger salute in the UK, which is a rude sign meaning 'f*** off', made with the index finger and the middle finger (the opposite of the victory sign).
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I'm not sure- we have a two-finger salute in the UK, which is a rude sign meaning 'f*** off', made with the index finger and the middle finger (the opposite of the victory sign).
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Thanks, tdol.

Both one finger and two finger salute are rude and offensive. Could the three finger elude its terrible brothers?

I searched the Internet and found that Boy Scout Salute is also called three finger salute. Would this be a turning point?
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Thanks, tdol.

Both one finger and two finger salute are rude and offensive. Could the three finger elude its terrible brothers?

I searched the Internet and found that Boy Scout Salute is also called three finger salute. Would this be a turning point?
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