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re: Does Mizzou Really Belong in the SEC?
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:43 am to FooFooTheSnoo
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:43 am to FooFooTheSnoo
FooFooTheSnoo
By the way in Ancient Rome thumbs down meant they lived, thumbs up killed.
By the way in Ancient Rome thumbs down meant they lived, thumbs up killed.
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Posted on 4/28/12 at 5:03 am to Tackle74
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By the way in Ancient Rome thumbs down meant they lived, thumbs up killed.
Nope. It's unknown what specific gesture the phrase "pollice verso" (with a turned thumb) actually refers to. The "thumbs up, thumbs down", dichotomy (in any variation) was popularized by the Jean-Leon Gerome painting titled "Pollice Verso", and the numerous films and novels partially inspired by it.
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