# How would you like me to snap that middle finger off and feed it to you, asshole? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 19, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402 "2009-10-19T22:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/21 "2009-10-23T16:27:39Z")
_It rubs the lotion on it’s skin_ Now THAT is topical. ---
**Author:** ![Choppy247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Choppy247](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Choppy247)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/22 "2009-10-23T17:38:09Z")
Many people do not honk their horn with expectation of everyone getting out of their way; many times they do it to make the people around them as uncomfortable and frustrated as they are, the tactic seems to have worked on you. You should just chill out. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/23 "2009-10-23T18:27:33Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > I vote let him drive past you into the intersection & let the EMTs ‘jaws of life’ decide what fingers stay & what fingers go. This. My dad used to say “That guy’s in a rush to get to a funeral (his own)”. It can happen. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/24 "2009-10-23T19:31:45Z")
> [@jujuju](#): > > “stop for two” - Beers? 😛 **Stop for two** - Keep the brakes on for just a little bit longer at stop signs, because the guy behind you will be right on your tail as you go through. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/25 "2009-10-23T19:38:23Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > That’s silly. Giraffe’s are tRopical. :dubious: You don’t really know what a giraffe is, do you? Admit it, you think it’s a type of fish. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/26 "2009-10-23T19:50:50Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > :dubious: > > You don’t really know what a giraffe is, do you? Admit it, you think it’s a type of fish. [It ain’t?](http://www.lorenzotraverso.com/images/junglefish-giraffe.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/27 "2009-10-23T20:04:06Z")
Well, during the rainy season, the Serengeti’s probably downright tropical. It’s already a hell of a lot more tropical than Minnesota’ll ever be, that’s for certain. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402/28 "2009-10-23T20:47:23Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > \ > It took me a while, but I’ve finally managed to impose a “no flipping people” off rule on Mrs. Giraffe. I had to impose one on myself since it’s a small town and I think I flipped off a colleague. You know you will see whoever it is again. Now I just stick out my tongue. I am working on quiet acceptance of people who cross where there’s no crosswalk. It’s going to happen, just don’t get all worked up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-me-to-snap-that-middle-finger-off-and-feed-it-to-you-asshole/514402.md?page=1)