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Bunny ears (Two fingers behind someone's head on a photo)

Does anyone know where/how this started? This might sound a bit crazy but I'm really curious to know. There must be a story behind it.

very random

*plays lady soverign random*

Reply 3

Nisko

I believe its supposed to be a sign of that persons virility, although I think most people don't realise it.

Reply 4

posh_git

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lol it has varied connotations when you do that to someone!

Reply 5

TKR

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gossip_girl

*plays lady soverign random*

please don't, you'll only encourage her

Reply 6

PhoenixSTL

Nisko

I believe its supposed to be a sign of that persons virility, although I think most people don't realise it.

Yes, I read that in one of the Dan Brown books. Apparently, the two fingers represent the horns of one of the Egyptian gods, who is the god of virility

Reply 7

SexyPrince-type

its actually to make them look like a stag with horns- stags in tudor times were ridiculed for being naive and foolish on the subject of their partner's extra-marital affairs - basically they were being two-timed and they didnt know about it - re: Shakespeare in a number of plays...

Reply 8

SilverWings

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its actually to make them look like a stag with horns- stags in tudor times were ridiculed for being naive and foolish on the subject of their partner's extra-marital affairs - basically they were being two-timed and they didnt know about it - re: Shakespeare in a number of plays...

A bit... in depth??

Isn't it quite simply, to make the person look stupid... :P

Reply 9

Acaila

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In Dan Brown it was the thumbs up that was the sign of male virility iirc...

Reply 10

FrisbeeFan

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SexyPrince-type

its actually to make them look like a stag with horns- stags in tudor times were ridiculed for being naive and foolish on the subject of their partner's extra-marital affairs - basically they were being two-timed and they didnt know about it - re: Shakespeare in a number of plays...

Yes, it seems most likely to me that (at least when done to men) it is supposed to insinuate that they are being cuckolded, traditionally represented by a pair of horns.

Reply 11

AngelofnoColour

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huh? I always thought that if you stuck two fingers behind someones head, you want to shag them?

Reply 12

silence

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i'd go with the cuckold idea.

apparently, if to an italian person, you get the index fingers of each hand and wiggle them up and down, it indicates such a thing. no need to say they'd get very very offended by it.

Reply 13

SamTheMan

OP

17

LOL

Well there is definitely a story behind it. The act is more commonly known as doing "bunny ears". I'm not sure about the stag's horns story... but if someone can find a good link explaining how it all started.

There's a story behind the Victory sign, behind the thumbs up, and behind the very British "showing them two fingers".