# Hand signals for rock paper scissors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-signals-for-rock-paper-scissors/228753>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 12, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-signals-for-rock-paper-scissors/228753 "2004-02-12T00:04:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![umgekehrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c5a1d2/32.png) [@umgekehrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umgekehrt)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-signals-for-rock-paper-scissors/228753/1 "2004-02-12T00:04:33Z")

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I’d like to comment on the following staff report:

[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mrockpaper.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mrockpaper.html)

In it, the author wondered about the hand signals for the indonesian variation of rock paper scissors. Well thumb for the elephant, forefinger for the person and little finger for the ant.

PS. I have already mistakenly posted a similar message in another part of the forum (the one for random thoughts etc). Please ignore that other one.