That Tennis Player Hand Gesture Thing...

Factual Questions
1

Watching the Australian open, one of the players just did this gesture:

http://clubwah.wordpress.com/tag/lleyton-hewitt/

When I think back, tennis players seem to have been doing it for a few years now, but I don’t recall it appearing in any other sport.

What the hell does it mean?

Thanks

M

2

A recent news story about its history and more.

3

I thought it just meant “Look at me! I’m an Australian twat wearing a baseball cap (even though I’m playing tennis) and - get this - I’m wearing it backwards!! How original is that?”

4

I…I…people trademark stuff like that?!? How’s that work? “a month of Unlimited vicht-ing, just $19.95!!”, or is it the type of thing you just squat on and have your lawyers sue every time someone else uses it? That’s kind of like putting hotels up on Boardwalk…well, maybe Baltic Avenue…

5

I just read the linked article, and even though I hit ‘refresh’ several times, the Onion logo didn’t appear.

This is for real?

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I just read the linked article, and even though I hit ‘refresh’ several times, the Onion logo didn’t appear.

This is for real?
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In other news, 6 months after Yngwie Malmsteen’s death, the middle name “Fucking” will be on the market again. Trading is expected to begin at $40.

7

When I clicked on the link in the OP, I looked at the picture and said to myself, “He’s just being a douche bag, that’s all” Then I read the paragraph under it. Looks like I was right.

8

Here’s the graf that probably explains things a little better:

“Eventually, he intended to market the brand more widely because of its popularity – similar to golfer Greg Norman’s famous shark logo.”

So it’s not using the gesture that makes money, it’s licensing it on hats, T-shirts, golf bags, condoms, etc.

Still think it’s looney.

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[QUOTE=seosamh]
I thought it just meant “Look at me! I’m an Australian twat wearing a baseball cap (even though I’m playing tennis) and - get this - I’m wearing it backwards!! How original is that?”
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I think that pretty much sums it up. Hewitt is obnoxious.

10

I associate Hewitt with a clenched fist punch, not that “ventriloquist’s duck dummy” thing. Weird.

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[QUOTE=seosamh]
I thought it just meant “Look at me! I’m an Australian twat wearing a baseball cap (even though I’m playing tennis) and - get this - I’m wearing it backwards!! How original is that?”
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Are you channeling Seth Macfarlane?

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In other news, 6 months after Yngwie Malmsteen’s death, the middle name “Fucking” will be on the market again. Trading is expected to begin at $40.
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Bucky Dent died?