The way a politician holds their hand in a first with their thumb used as the pointer, because focus groups said that using a finger was too aggressive.
Originally pioneered by Barack Obama, and used by most politicians since then who don't want to be seen as overly aggressive.
Originally pioneered by Barack Obama, and used by most politicians since then who don't want to be seen as overly aggressive.
Did you see the rendition of Nikki Haley in the SNL episode of the Republican presidential candidates debate? She nailed the politician's thumb.
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When one watches too many reels, the thumb(usually left) get cramped, that is called a Reeler's Thumb
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"I gave my ex boss, Mary, the New Fashioned Double Thumb Around in the break room right before putting in my two weeks notice. I figured what is she gonna do, fire me?"
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Get the The New Fashioned Double Thumb Around mug.An approximate way of doing something based on presumptions rather than fact. Contrary to popular belief, the idea the law once allowed a husband to beat his wife as long as the device was no thicker than his thumb is false, as such assaults were outlawed for centuries in common law, although the ban wasn't generally codified in written law until the 1980s.
A driver kept going 5 mph over the speed limit, thinking the police had a rule of thumb that it was a waste of time to give out a ticket to anyone going anything lower than that.
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