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April 04, 2005
Mano Cornuto
Are these politicians Satanists or is it a mere co-incidence these folks are making a blatantly Satanic gesture, hmmm?
Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 4, 2005 09:00 AM
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Bah! :)
Gesto: Cornuto
Literal Translation: "You are a cuckold"
Real Meaning: "You are an asshole"
Like many statements that purport merely to provide useful information to the recipient (e.g., "you son of a bitch"), this gesto can be useful in any situation where an interpersonal dispute calls for forceful invective.
Having said that, they aren't Satanists, I think they are calling us assholes? >:(
Oh and metaphysically, whether made as an apotropaic gesture or worn as an amulet, the mano cornuto is used for magical protection against the evil eye. In this it resembles other hand gestures and hand images that ward off evil, including the hamsa hand, the eye-in-hand, the mano fico (fig hand), and the interlocked thumb gesture. A regionally popular amulet, it is primarily found in Italy and in America among descendents of Italian immigrants.
OMG my comment is longer than your post. Sorry.
(I'm anxious to see what Google Ads does with this!)
Posted by: Rue
at April 4, 2005 02:05 PM
Ha! I was thinking they left out Dr. Strange...
Posted by: Ghost of a flea
at April 4, 2005 02:38 PM