Go ahead Texas, give the police the one-finger salute. As long as the gesture does not include threats and “fighting words,” you are covered by free speech protections. “The Supreme Court has long ...

Swearing is not an uncommon response to pain. But does it actually reduce pain perception or pain tolerance? Yes, according to recent research, by Hostetter and colleagues, published in the April 2024 ...

If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally ...

Photo: iOS 9.1 Remember in grade school when you learned what the middle finger meant? Twitter was kind of like that Thursday morning as giggly and astonished people reported their discovery of a ...

Microsoft will allow users to digitally voice their frustration in Windows 10 with the new middle finger emoji. Emojipedia discovered the collection of new emoji due to make an appearance in Windows ...

A recent court case between two rival neighbors near Montreal boiled down to whether flipping someone off is considered a crime. The gesture is considered rude, offensive and inappropriate but one ...