# Whats with the "pointing fingers" on old posters?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pointing-fingers-on-old-posters/395478>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 11, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pointing-fingers-on-old-posters/395478 "2007-03-11T11:36:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pointing-fingers-on-old-posters/395478/21 "2007-03-13T00:32:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Aioua]  
The hand doesn’t save any time or money. It’d be easier to use blank slugs to fill in the space in the frame. Well not easier, but not any harder, either.  
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True, but slugs don’t wear well during the printing process and the ink just shrivels them up anyway.

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**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-pointing-fingers-on-old-posters/395478/22 "2007-03-13T05:37:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]  
True, but slugs don’t wear well during the printing process and the ink just shrivels them up anyway.  
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Well, _sure_, if you’re using an inferior salt-based ink… I true pro knows how to mix up a prime batch salt free. 😉

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