10-24-2005, 01:47 PM
Hello all
I read a while ago that a popular salute of defeat among athletes was to raise a single finger (fore finger) to show defeat/submission. It can be seen on some imagies of runners.
Can anyone shed any light on this, is it a popular indication of defeat?
I am asking specifically because a modern writer once linked this with the gladiatorial signal of defeat.
I read a while ago that a popular salute of defeat among athletes was to raise a single finger (fore finger) to show defeat/submission. It can be seen on some imagies of runners.
Can anyone shed any light on this, is it a popular indication of defeat?
I am asking specifically because a modern writer once linked this with the gladiatorial signal of defeat.
