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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 27 Jan 1996.
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hand sign

hand sign

alt.ascii-art · 2 messages · 27 Jan 1996 - 29 Jan 1996
I Leggate <coi...@suna.lut.ac.uk> ASCII art 27 Jan 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
I believe the sign is that of the devil, youre supposed to make 3 sixes
from the fingers and thumb or something and the two fingers are his
horns and the thumb is his tail....it is also used at rock concerts
(with or without thumb)

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Iain Leggate                              coi...@suna.lut.ac.uk 
11 Bampton Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, (01509) 218703
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Royal Connell <und...@clark.net> ASCII art 29 Jan 1996 00:00 · permalink · report
I Leggate (coi...@suna.lut.ac.uk) wrote:
: I believe the sign is that of the devil, youre supposed to make 3 sixes
: from the fingers and thumb or something and the two fingers are his
: horns and the thumb is his tail....it is also used at rock concerts
: (with or without thumb)

Accually, contrary to popular belief. The sign you are describing is not 
the sign of the devil any more than K.I.S.S. stood for Knights In Satan's 
Service. Both misconception were started by idiotic and misinformed 
religious freaks who were attempting to link heavy metal music with 
satanism (and managed for there efforts to get more kids to listen to it) 
The described sign was created by Ronnie James Dio (ex-singer for Black 
Sabbath) because he thought it looked cool. The sign caught on among he 
metal community and you will now see it everywhere although ask almost 
anyone who uses it and they will not know where it came from. And now you 
know.


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 Above named    American Sign
    sign       Language: Meaning
                "I love you"



Now that the confusion is cleared up... You can all get back to your lives.


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